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noun
The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: common, countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
The property or estate so transferred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: common, countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: common, countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: deed, deed of conveyance, title
History
Etymology tree English enfeoff Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enfeoffment From enfeoff + -ment.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
