1. to give a fief to; to invest with a feudal estate
Usage: archaic; legal history

Examples

• The king decided to enfeoff his loyal knight with vast lands.
• Medieval lords would enfeoff their vassals in exchange for military service.
• The baron was enfeoffed with the castle and surrounding territory.
• To enfeoff someone meant granting them both land and the obligations that came with it.
• The feudal system relied on the practice of enfeoffing nobles with estates.