enfeoff








verb (used with object)

  1. to invest with a freehold estate in land.
  2. to give as a fief.

verb (tr)

  1. property law to invest (a person) with possession of a freehold estate in land
  2. (in feudal society) to take (someone) into vassalage by giving a fee or fief in return for certain services
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