Dictionary Definition
enfeoff v : put in possession of land in exchange
for a pledge of service, in feudal society; "He enfeoffed his
son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland"
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Verb
- To put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest; to transfer a fief to.
Extensive Definition
Under the feudal system,
enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in
exchange for a pledge of service. This mechanism was later used to
avoid restrictions on the passage of title in land by a system in
which a landowner would give land to one person for the use of
another. The common law of
estates in
land grew from this concept.