Definition of enfeoff in English:

enfeoff

verb ɪnˈfiːfɪnˈfɛfɛnˈfɛfɛnˈfiːf

[with object]

(under the feudal system) give (someone) freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service.
（在封建制度下）授予…采邑，赐以封地
he enfeoffed trustees with the lands
the enfeoffed knights and overlords
Example sentencesExamples
- Roger de Montbegans son, John, enfeoffed the second William de Beaumont in land at Whitley.
- The other group of knights were the ‘enfeoffed’ knights, who after a period of military service were granted land, and then continued to serve or paid rents or rendered other services to the King.
- Over the next two centuries, knights were enfeoffed with land, becoming more fully involved in landed society and royal administration in the localities.

Derivatives

enfeoffment

noun ɪnˈfɛfm(ə)ntɪnˈfiːfm(ə)nt

It gives an abbreviated form of the story of Shu Yu of Tang's enfeoffment, and he is designated the shrine's subject of worship.
Example sentencesExamples
- Walter de bath held £10 of land there by enfeoffment of Ralph de Valletorta.
- The enfeoffment of abbeys differed in form and degree.
- Regardless of its historical accuracy, the traditional version of the story of enfeoffment gave this northern borderland a legitimate relation with the heart-land of the Zhou dynasty.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enfeoffer, from Old French en- 'in' + fief 'fief'. Compare with feoffment.

Rhymes

aperitif, beef, belief, brief, chief, fief, grief, interleaf, leaf, Leif, lief, Mazar-e-Sharif, misbelief, motif, naif, O'Keeffe, reef, seif, Sharif, sheaf, shereef, sportif, Tenerife, thief

Definition of enfeoff in US English:

enfeoff

verb

[with object]

(under the feudal system) give (someone) freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service.
（在封建制度下）授予…采邑，赐以封地
he enfeoffed trustees with the lands
the enfeoffed knights and overlords
Example sentencesExamples
- Over the next two centuries, knights were enfeoffed with land, becoming more fully involved in landed society and royal administration in the localities.
- Roger de Montbegans son, John, enfeoffed the second William de Beaumont in land at Whitley.
- The other group of knights were the ‘enfeoffed’ knights, who after a period of military service were granted land, and then continued to serve or paid rents or rendered other services to the King.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enfeoffer, from Old French en- ‘in’ + fief ‘fief’. Compare with feoffment.

词汇	enfeoff
释义	Definition of enfeoff in English: enfeoff verb ɪnˈfiːfɪnˈfɛfɛnˈfɛfɛnˈfiːf [with object] (under the feudal system) give (someone) freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service. （在封建制度下）授予…采邑，赐以封地 he enfeoffed trustees with the lands the enfeoffed knights and overlords Example sentencesExamples Roger de Montbegans son, John, enfeoffed the second William de Beaumont in land at Whitley. The other group of knights were the ‘enfeoffed’ knights, who after a period of military service were granted land, and then continued to serve or paid rents or rendered other services to the King. Over the next two centuries, knights were enfeoffed with land, becoming more fully involved in landed society and royal administration in the localities. Derivatives enfeoffment noun ɪnˈfɛfm(ə)ntɪnˈfiːfm(ə)nt It gives an abbreviated form of the story of Shu Yu of Tang's enfeoffment, and he is designated the shrine's subject of worship. Example sentencesExamples Walter de bath held £10 of land there by enfeoffment of Ralph de Valletorta. The enfeoffment of abbeys differed in form and degree. Regardless of its historical accuracy, the traditional version of the story of enfeoffment gave this northern borderland a legitimate relation with the heart-land of the Zhou dynasty. Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enfeoffer, from Old French en- 'in' + fief 'fief'. Compare with feoffment. Rhymes aperitif, beef, belief, brief, chief, fief, grief, interleaf, leaf, Leif, lief, Mazar-e-Sharif, misbelief, motif, naif, O'Keeffe, reef, seif, Sharif, sheaf, shereef, sportif, Tenerife, thief Definition of enfeoff in US English: enfeoff verb [with object] (under the feudal system) give (someone) freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service. （在封建制度下）授予…采邑，赐以封地 he enfeoffed trustees with the lands the enfeoffed knights and overlords Example sentencesExamples Over the next two centuries, knights were enfeoffed with land, becoming more fully involved in landed society and royal administration in the localities. Roger de Montbegans son, John, enfeoffed the second William de Beaumont in land at Whitley. The other group of knights were the ‘enfeoffed’ knights, who after a period of military service were granted land, and then continued to serve or paid rents or rendered other services to the King. Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enfeoffer, from Old French en- ‘in’ + fief ‘fief’. Compare with feoffment.
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