The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
feoffing — fef n. feudal estate, land held on condition of service and loyalty to the feudal lord who granted it, fief v. enfeoff, reward with a fief, reward with a piece of land … English contemporary dictionary
Feoff — (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feoffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Feoffing}.] [OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F. fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See {Fief}.] (Law) To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feoffed — Feoff Feoff (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feoffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Feoffing}.] [OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F. fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See {Fief}.] (Law) To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
