Meaning & use
Enfeoffed
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Formally granted someone possession of a feudal estate or property, especially land, in exchange for service.
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The king enfeoffed the loyal knight with a large estate in the north.
Under feudal law, a vassal who was enfeoffed owed military service to his lord.
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A term from medieval feudal law, related to "fief," the land granted in exchange for loyalty or service.
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