1. past tense of infeoff; granted possession of land or property under feudal law
Usage: archaic; legal history

Examples

• The lord infeoffed his vassal with a large estate in exchange for military service.
• Medieval records show that the knight was infeoffed with lands in three different counties.
• The baron infeoffed his younger son with a manor house and surrounding fields.
• Historical documents reveal how nobles were infeoffed during the Norman conquest.
• The feudal system required that vassals be formally infeoffed before taking possession of their holdings.