Definition for FEOFF

FEOFF, v.t. [feff; Norm. feffre; Fr. fieffer, from fief. The first syllable is the It. fede, Sp. fe, contracted from fides, faith; the last syllable I am not able to trace.]

To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant to one any corporeal hereditament. The compound infeoff is more generally used.

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