feoffment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛfmənt/
- /ˈfiːfmənt/
Etymology
From Old French feoffement, fieffement. Compare Latin feoffamentum.
Meanings
- The grant of a feud or fee.
- (UK) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession.
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(obsolete) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed.
Thanne symonye and cyuile · stonden forth bothe / And vnfoldeth þe feffement · þat fals hath ymaked.
c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section II:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| feoffments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
fi läänityksen siirto (gift or conveyance in fee) · cmn 契據 /契据 (instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed) · cmn 交付 (gift or conveyance in fee) · pl lenno (gift or conveyance in fee) · cmn 授予 (grant of a feud or fee) · pl majątek (gift or conveyance in fee) · cmn 贈與 /赠与 (gift or conveyance in fee) · cmn 契約 /契约 (instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed) · fi läänittäminen (grant of a feud or fee) · pl nadanie majątku (grant of a feud or fee)