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feoff en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /fiːf/
  • /fɛf/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Alternative form of fief, related to Anglo-Norman feoffer. Compare Latin feodum.

Meanings

  1. A fief.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
feoffs Number=Plur lexicographic

feoff en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /fiːf/
  • /fɛf/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Alternative form of fief, related to Anglo-Norman feoffer. Compare Latin feodum.

Meanings

  1. To enfeoff.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
feoffing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
feoffs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
feoffed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
feoffed Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

feoffment · enfeoff · feoffee · refeoff

Relateds

fief