- 1. v. t. To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with a fief or fee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate by the process of feoffment. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. Source: opted
- 3. v. put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. (Law) To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with a fief or fee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate by the process of feoffment. Mozley & W. 2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.] [The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity. Shak. Source: webster
- 5. To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with a fief orfee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate by the process offeoffment. Mozley & W. Source: adambom
- 6. v. put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society Source: ecdict
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