enfeoff

英 [ɪn'fiːf; -'fef; en-] 美[ɪn'fif]
  • vt. 授予…封地;授予…采邑;转让

英英释义


1. put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society;
"He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland"

英文词源


enfeoff (v.)
c. 1400, based on Old French enfeffer, from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + feoff, variant of fief (n.). Related: Enfeoffment.

词态变化


第三人称单数: enfeoffs;过去式: enfeoffed;过去分词: enfeoffed;现在分词: enfeoffing;