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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
| Present |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 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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