Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unenfeoffed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-en-fe-offed
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a fief.

adj

Not given out as a fief.

Example Sentences

"Not all knights held fiefs, and it was not unusual for knights to buy themselves freedom from the obligations of the fief, or even to abscond with the arms provided by their lord, becoming a part of the large number of unenfeoffed, wandering knights available for hire […]"
"Following ‘great murmur and clamour’ because of the non-payment of the expenses of the Household and the abuses of purveyance, it was further provided that the income from the unenfeoffed portions of the Duchy of Lancaster […] should be diverted for the next five years […]"

Etymology

From un- + enfeoffed.

Synonyms

unfeoffed

Questions

What does unenfeoffed mean?: Without a fief.
Where does unenfeoffed come from?: From un- + enfeoffed.

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