The Collaborative International Dictionary
Enfeoff \En*feoff"\ (?; see Feoff, 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfeoffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeoffing.] [Pref. en- + feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.]
(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.-
To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.]
[The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity.
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive English) To put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest; to transfer a fief to.
WordNet
v. put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society; "He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland"
Usage examples of "enfeoff".
Why he allowed his brother-in-law to knight and enfeoff Bass with foreign lands, I cannot say that I comprehend, but you may rest in assurance that Arthur had, and has, a reason.
I, for if he refused so reasonable a request, no one would have blamed King Henry for being unwilling to enfeoff him.
I will keep my word, but you should consider that a child would be a good reason for the king to enfeoff me with Ulle.
The only untruth was the implication that Stephen might possibly enfeoff me with those lands.
It seemed to me it would add greatly to the peace and stability of the shire to enfeoff a man loyal to Stephen but married to a native Cumbrian.
I have good hope of convincing the king to enfeoff me with those lands.
With a few reasonable words and many touches and kisses, I diverted his mind from the disappearance of the revenues of Ulle and bound him to the notion that the poorer Ulle seemed to be the more likely Stephen would be to enfeoff him.
I have no hope of that from Matilda, even if I could get King David to make his son enfeoff Bruno or me.
By enfeoffing Louis with the Kingdom of Adria, the Pope would regain a firm annual income from the patrimony, which had never been under papal control since the removal to Avignon.
I did not realize there was more profit to enfeoffing a new man than in collecting rents faithfully paid.
The plaintiff replied that he was tenant of the manor, and that his great-grandfather enfeoffed a stranger, who enfeoffed the plaintiff and his wife.
Because her body has shown the ability to manufacture little princes, it is enfeoffed to larger powers.