Definition
The legal action of investing someone with possession of a fief or land; the document or ceremony by which this is done.
Etymology
From enfeoff + -ment (noun suffix). Refers both to the process and the formal document used in medieval property transfers.
Kelly Says
Enfeoffment was serious business—knights and nobles had elaborate ceremonies with witnesses and tokens because land transfers literally created feudal bonds; the word itself became synonymous with social transformation and obligation.
Translations
ARالعربية
منح الأرض
manh al-ard
BNবাংলা
ভূমি প্রদান
bhoomi pradaan
CACatalà
enfeudament
en-feh-oo-da-ment
CSČeština
enfiefování
en-fih-fo-va-ni
DADansk
enfægtning
en-fæg-t-ning
DEDeutsch
enfiefung
en-fih-foong
ELΕλληνικά
τοποθέτηση
to-po-the-ti
ESEspañol
enfeudamiento
en-feh-oo-da-mien-to
FISuomi
enfieftaus
en-fih-feh-taus
FRFrançais
investiture
ahn-ves-tee-TOO-ra
GUGU
ભૂમિ આપવી
bhoomi aap-vee
HAHA
ba da kasa
ba da ka-sa
HIहिन्दी
भूमि प्रदान करना
bhoomi pradaan karna
HUMagyar
enfiefödés
en-fih-fö-de-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
memberi tanah
mem-be-ri tan-ah
ITItaliano
investitura
in-ves-tee-TOO-ra
KKKK
жергілікті беру
jer-ghi-lik-ti ber-oo
KMKM
បញ្ជាក់ ដី
banh-chak dei
KO한국어
봉양의 행위
bong-yang-ui haeng-wi
MRMR
भूमी देणे
bhoomi den-e
MSBahasa Melayu
memberi tanah
mem-be-ri tan-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပ ပေး
pyi-pa pe
NLNederlands
investering in feodale rechten
in-ves-te-ring in feh-daal-e re-kht-en
NONorsk
enfægtning
en-fæg-t-ning
PAPA
zameen de
za-meen deh
PLPolski
nadawanie lenna
na-da-wa-nie len-na
PTPortuguês
investitura
in-ves-tee-TOO-ra
RORomână
înfiefa
in-fie-fa
RUРусский
передача владения
peredacha vladenia
SVSvenska
enföding
en-foed-ing
TAதமிழ்
பூமி வழங்கு
poomi vazhngu
TEతెలుగు
భూమిని ఇవ్వడం
bhoominini ivvadam
THไทย
มอบที่ดิน
moap thi din
TLTL
ipagkaloob ng lupa
i-pa-ga-lo-ob ng loo-pa
TRTürkçe
mülk verme
mool-k ver-me
UKУкраїнська
передача власності
peredacha vlasnosti
URاردو
زمین عطا کرنا
zamin aata karna
VITiếng Việt
áp đặt
ap dat
YOYO
ṣe àwọn ilẹ
she awon ile
ZUZU
nika ihlaba
ni-ka ih-la-ba