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feoffment

/ˈfiːfmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fe-off-ment
IPA
/ˈfiːfmənt/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The grant of a feud or fee.

noun

A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession.

British usage

noun

The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French feoffement, fieffement. Compare Latin feoffamentum.

Usage

Inflected Forms

feoffments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

feoff feoffee

Synonyms

enfeoffment

Questions

How do you pronounce feoffment?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiːfmənt/.
What does feoffment mean?
The grant of a feud or fee.
Where does feoffment come from?
From Old French feoffement, fieffement. Compare Latin feoffamentum.

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