feoff

English

Etymology

Alternative form of fief, related to Anglo-Norman feoffer. Compare Latin feodum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːf/, /fɛf/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːf, -ɛf

Noun

feoff (plural feoffs)

1. (law) A fief.

Verb

feoff (third-person singular simple present feoffs, present participle feoffing, simple past and past participle feoffed)

1. (law) To enfeoff.

Derived terms

• enfeoff
• feoffee
• feoffment
• refeoff

Related terms

• fief

References

• “feoff”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.