Enfeoffed

/ɪnˈfɛft/ verb

Definition

Past tense of enfeoff; gave legal possession of land or property to someone.

Etymology

Past tense and past participle of enfeoff, following the regular formation pattern for verbs ending in -ff (dropping one f before adding -ed).

Kelly Says

Medieval property records are full of phrases like 'was enfeoffed'—it's a grammatical fossil that lets historians trace actual land transfers and the power structures embedded in property ownership centuries ago.

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