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enfeoffment:


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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
enfeoff /ɪnˈfiːf, -ˈfɛf, ɛn-/
verb (under the feudal system) give freehold property or land in exchange for a pledge of service.
– derivatives
enfeoffment noun.
– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. enfeoffer, from OFr. en- ‘in’ + fief ‘fief’; cf. feoffment.



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