feoffer
/ˈfɛfər/
noun
- A person who gives land to someone in exchange for a promise of service or loyalty.
- The feoffer signed the charter that transferred the estate to the knight.
- As a feoffer, the lord had the right to demand military service from his tenants.
- The king was the ultimate feoffer, granting lands to his most trusted nobles.
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