enfeoffment

English

Alternative forms

infeoffment (archaic)

Etymology

enfeoff +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɛfmənt/

Noun

enfeoffment (countable and uncountable, plural enfeoffments)

1. (law, common law) The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land.
2. (law, common law) The property or estate so transferred.
3. (law, common law) The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.

Synonyms

• feoffment

Translations

act or process of transferring possession of land

• Catalan: infeudació f
• Chinese:

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• Finnish: läänityksen siirto
• French: inféodation (fr) f
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property or estate so transferred

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: läänitys (fi)
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instrument or deed by which one obtains such property

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: siirtokirja
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