Enfeoffment
[en-fef, -feef] /ɛnˈfɛf, -ˈfif/
verb (used with object)
1.
to invest with a freehold estate in land.
2.
to give as a fief.
/ɪnˈfiːf/
verb (transitive)
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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