Definition of enfeoffment Enfeoffment
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We found 6 definitions of enfeoffment from 3 different sources.
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What does enfeoffment mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: enfeoffments |
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| enfeoffment - under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service | ||
| deed of conveyance, deed, title a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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Wiktionary 
- enfeoffment (Noun)
At common law, the act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land. - enfeoffment (Noun)
The property or estate so transferred. - enfeoffment (Noun)
The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- enfeoffment (n.)
The act of enfeoffing. - enfeoffment (n.)
The instrument or deed by which one is invested with the fee of an estate.
