enfeoff (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 40
def put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society
examples He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland
Frame - 17 Somebody ----s somebody with something
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Hypernym give
Derivationally related form enfeoff → enfeoffment
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Derivationally related form enfeoffment → enfeoff
Hyponym give

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