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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -enfeoff-, *enfeoff*
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WordNet (3.0)
enfeoff(v) put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society
enfeoffment(n) under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Enfeoff

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enfeoffed p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeoffing. ] [ Pref. en- + feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer. ] 1. (Law) To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with a fief or fee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate by the process of feoffment. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The king ] enfeoffed himself to popularity. Shak.

Enfeoffment

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 ]

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