enfeoffment

2 definitions found

enfeoffment - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Enfeoffment \En*feoff"ment\, n. (Law)
        (a) The act of enfeoffing.
        (b) The instrument or deed by which one is invested with
            the fee of an estate.
            [1913 Webster]

enfeoffment - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  enfeoffment
      n 1: under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was
           given land in exchange for a pledge of service