| 单词 | enfeoff |
| 释义 | enfeoff[ en-fef, -feef ] / ɛnˈfɛf, -ˈfif / verb (used with object)to invest with a freehold estate in land. to give as a fief. Origin of enfeoff1350–1400; Middle English enfe(o)ffen <Anglo-French enfe(o)ffer, equivalent to en- en-1 + Old French fiefer, fiever, derivative of fief fief OTHER WORDS FROM enfeoffen·feoff·ment, nounWords nearby enfeoffen famille, enfant perdu, enfant sauvage, enfant terrible, enfeeble, enfeoff, en fête, enfetter, enfever, Enfield, Enfield rifle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for enfeoffenfeoff / (ɪnˈfiːf) / verb (tr)property law to invest (a person) with possession of a freehold estate in land (in feudal society) to take (someone) into vassalage by giving a fee or fief in return for certain services Derived forms of enfeoffenfeoffment, nounWord Origin for enfeoffC14: from Anglo-French enfeoffer; see fief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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