Enfeoffment

Enfeoffment

Under the feudal system, enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. This mechanism was later used to avoid restrictions on the passage of title in land by a system in which a landowner would give land to one person for the use of another. The common law of estates in land grew from this concept.

ee also

*Fiefdom


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  • enfeoffment — en·feoff·ment n 1: the act of enfeoffing 2: the instrument by which one is enfeoffed Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. enfeoffment …   Law dictionary

  • Enfeoffment — En*feoff ment, n. (Law) (a) The act of enfeoffing. (b) The instrument or deed by which one is invested with the fee of an estate. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • enfeoffment — See enfeoff. * * * …   Universalium

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  • enfeoffment — en·feoff·ment …   English syllables

  • enfeoffment — /anfiyfmant/ The act of investing with any dignity or possession; also the instrument or deed by which a person is invested with possessions …   Black's law dictionary

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