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enfeoffenUK
en·feoff E0142900 (ĕn-fēf′, -fĕf′)tr.v. en·feoffed, en·feoff·ing, en·feoffs To invest with a feudal estate or fee. [Middle English enfeffen, from Anglo-Norman enfeoffer : Old French en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + Old French fief, fief; see fee.] en·feoff′ment n.enfeoff (ɪnˈfiːf) vb (tr) 1. (Law) property law to invest (a person) with possession of a freehold estate in land2. (Historical Terms) (in feudal society) to take (someone) into vassalage by giving a fee or fief in return for certain services[C14: from Anglo-French enfeoffer; see fief] enˈfeoffment nen•feoff (ɛnˈfɛf, -ˈfif) v.t. to invest with a freehold estate in land. [1350–1400; Middle English enfe(o)ffen < Anglo-French enfe(o)ffer=en- en-1 + Old French fiefer, fiever, derivative of fief fief] en•feoff′ment, n. enfeoff Past participle: enfeoffed Gerund: enfeoffing
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I enfeoff | you enfeoff | he/she/it enfeoffs | we enfeoff | you enfeoff | they enfeoff |
Preterite |
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I enfeoffed | you enfeoffed | he/she/it enfeoffed | we enfeoffed | you enfeoffed | they enfeoffed |
Present Continuous |
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I am enfeoffing | you are enfeoffing | he/she/it is enfeoffing | we are enfeoffing | you are enfeoffing | they are enfeoffing |
Present Perfect |
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I have enfeoffed | you have enfeoffed | he/she/it has enfeoffed | we have enfeoffed | you have enfeoffed | they have enfeoffed |
Past Continuous |
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I was enfeoffing | you were enfeoffing | he/she/it was enfeoffing | we were enfeoffing | you were enfeoffing | they were enfeoffing |
Past Perfect |
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I had enfeoffed | you had enfeoffed | he/she/it had enfeoffed | we had enfeoffed | you had enfeoffed | they had enfeoffed |
Future |
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I will enfeoff | you will enfeoff | he/she/it will enfeoff | we will enfeoff | you will enfeoff | they will enfeoff |
Future Perfect |
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I will have enfeoffed | you will have enfeoffed | he/she/it will have enfeoffed | we will have enfeoffed | you will have enfeoffed | they will have enfeoffed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be enfeoffing | you will be enfeoffing | he/she/it will be enfeoffing | we will be enfeoffing | you will be enfeoffing | they will be enfeoffing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been enfeoffing | you have been enfeoffing | he/she/it has been enfeoffing | we have been enfeoffing | you have been enfeoffing | they have been enfeoffing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been enfeoffing | you will have been enfeoffing | he/she/it will have been enfeoffing | we will have been enfeoffing | you will have been enfeoffing | they will have been enfeoffing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been enfeoffing | you had been enfeoffing | he/she/it had been enfeoffing | we had been enfeoffing | you had been enfeoffing | they had been enfeoffing |
Conditional |
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I would enfeoff | you would enfeoff | he/she/it would enfeoff | we would enfeoff | you would enfeoff | they would enfeoff |
Past Conditional |
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I would have enfeoffed | you would have enfeoffed | he/she/it would have enfeoffed | we would have enfeoffed | you would have enfeoffed | they would have enfeoffed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | enfeoff - 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"give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
enfeoffenUK
enfeoff to invest with possession of a freehold estate in land.TO ENFEOFF. To make a gift of any corporeal hereditaments to another. Vide Feoffment. enfeoffenUK
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