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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
feoffment /ˈfiːfm(ə)nt, ˈfɛf-/

▶noun (in feudal law) a grant of ownership of freehold property to someone.

– derivatives
feoffor /ˈfɛfə/ noun.

– origin ME: from an Anglo-Norman Fr. var. of OFr. fieffer ‘put in legal possession’, from fief (see fee and fief).

'feoffment' also found in these Oxford entries:

enfeoff - feoffee

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