feoffee

[ fef-ee, fee-fee ]

/ ˈfɛf i, fiˈfi /

noun

a person invested with a fief.

Origin of feoffee

1275–1325; Middle English feoffe<Anglo-French, past participle of feoffer to feoff; see -ee

OTHER WORDS FROM feoffee

feoff·ee·ship, noun

Words nearby feoffee

Fenton, fenugreek, fenuron, feodary, feoff, feoffee, feoffment, Feosol, FEPA, FEPC, fer

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Example sentences from the Web for feoffee

After the death of the feoffee the grant reverted to the State; and the governor thereupon disposed of it anew.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes|Toms de Comyn
Except in the cases, comparatively rare before the statute Quia Emptores, in which the feoffee is to hold of the feoffors lord.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
John Hand was a feoffee for many years, and during his time executed, as was usual, the office of collector or treasurer.
Notes & Queries No. 29, Saturday, May 18, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for feoffee

feoffee

/ (fɛˈfiː, fiːˈfiː) /

noun

(in feudal society) a vassal granted a fief by his lord

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单词	feoffee
释义	feoffee [ fef-ee, fee-fee ] / ˈfɛf i, fiˈfi / noun a person invested with a fief. Origin of feoffee 1275–1325; Middle English feoffe<Anglo-French, past participle of feoffer to feoff; see -ee OTHER WORDS FROM feoffee feoff·ee·ship, noun Words nearby feoffee Fenton, fenugreek, fenuron, feodary, feoff, feoffee, feoffment, Feosol, FEPA, FEPC, fer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for feoffee After the death of the feoffee the grant reverted to the State; and the governor thereupon disposed of it anew. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes\|Toms de Comyn Except in the cases, comparatively rare before the statute Quia Emptores, in which the feoffee is to hold of the feoffors lord. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland John Hand was a feoffee for many years, and during his time executed, as was usual, the office of collector or treasurer. Notes & Queries No. 29, Saturday, May 18, 1850\|Various British Dictionary definitions for feoffee feoffee / (fɛˈfiː, fiːˈfiː) / noun (in feudal society) a vassal granted a fief by his lord 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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