verb
- granting possession of land or property to someone in feudal law
Usage: archaic; legal history
Examples
- The lord was infeoffing his vassal with a large estate.
- Medieval records show the king infeoffing loyal knights with lands.
- The ceremony involved infeoffing the new tenant with formal documents.
- By infeoffing his followers, the baron secured their allegiance.
- The practice of infeoffing created complex feudal relationships.