1. grants or transfers ownership of land or property to someone under feudal law
Usage: archaic; legal

Examples

• The lord infeoffs his vassal with the manor and its lands.
• By this charter, the king infeoffs the abbey with extensive territories.
• The nobleman infeoffs his eldest son with the family estate.
• She infeoffs the monastery with her deceased husband’s property.
• The feudal lord infeoffs his loyal knight with a fief.
• The document shows how the baron infeoffs various tenants with parcels of land.