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Enfeoffed

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.]

  1. (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.

  2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.]

    [The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity.
    --Shak.

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enfeoffed

vb. (en-past of: enfeoff)

Usage examples of "enfeoffed".

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.