feoff

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiːf/, /fɛf/
Rhymes: -iːf, -ɛf

Noun

feoff (plural feoffs)

(law) A fief.

Verb

feoff (third-person singular simple present feoffs, present participle feoffing, simple past and past participle feoffed)

(law) To enfeoff.

Derived terms

Related terms

fief

References

“feoff”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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