feoff Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a piece of land held under the feudal system
    fief.

WordNet

Feoff transitive verb
Etymology
OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F. fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See Fief.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Feoffed present participle & verbal noun Feoffing
Definitions
  1. (Law) To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal hereditament to; to enfeoff.
Feoff noun
Definitions
  1. (Law) A fief. See Fief.

Webster 1913