feoffing
/ˈfɛfɪŋ/
noun
- The act of granting a feoffment; the process of giving land or property under feudal law.
- The document recorded the feoffing of the estate to the new lord.
- Feoffing was a common way to reward knights for their service.
- The feoffing of the manor took place during the ceremony.
verb
- Present participle of feoff: granting a feoffment.
- The king was feoffing his loyal barons with large estates.
- They are feoffing the land to the church as a gift.
- The lord is feoffing his son with the family estate.