Meanings
nounenfeoffment (countable and uncountable, plural enfeoffments)
plural enfeoffments · alternative archaic infeoffment
- commoncountableuncountablelawThe act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land.
- commoncountableuncountablelawThe property or estate so transferred.
- commoncountableuncountablelawThe instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.
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Catalan infeudació
- infeudacióact or process of transferring possession of land
Chinese Cantonese 分封
- 分封 (fan¹ fung¹)act or process of transferring possession of land
Chinese Mandarin 分封
- 分封 (fēnfēng)act or process of transferring possession of land
Finnish läänityksen siirto, läänitys
- läänityksen siirtoact or process of transferring possession of land
- läänitysproperty or estate so transferred
- siirtokirjainstrument or deed by which one obtains such property
French inféodation
- inféodationact or process of transferring possession of land
Japanese 分封
- 分封 (bunpō)act or process of transferring possession of land
Korean 분봉, 수여
- 분봉 (bunbong)act or process of transferring possession of land
- 수여 (suyeo)act or process of transferring possession of land
Polish nadanie majątku, lenno
- nadanie majątkuact or process of transferring possession of land
- lennoproperty or estate so transferred
- majątekproperty or estate so transferred
- lennoinstrument or deed by which one obtains such property
- majątekinstrument or deed by which one obtains such property
Spanish infeudación, enfeudación
- infeudaciónact or process of transferring possession of land
- enfeudaciónact or process of transferring possession of land
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APA
enfeoffment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enfeoffment
MLA
“enfeoffment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enfeoffment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enfeoffment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enfeoffment.
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