feoff

F4E1O1F4F4
/fiːf//fɛf/

noun

A fief.

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fief
OriginAnglo-Norman feoffer →
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Meanings

nounfeoff (plural feoffs)

plural feoffs

  1. lawA fief.
verbfeoff (third-person singular simple present feoffs, present participle feoffing, simple past and past participle feoffed)

present singular third person feoffs · participle present feoffing · participle past feoffed · past feoffed

  1. lawTo enfeoff.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna piece of land held under the feudal system

Similar
fief
Broader
estatelandlanded estate
Also see
enfeofffief

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanfeoffer
  2. Englishfeoff

Alternative form of fief, related to Anglo-Norman feoffer. Compare Latin feodum.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with feoff

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APA

feoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feoff

MLA

“feoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feoff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feoff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feoff.

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