Weird Word Wednesday
enfeoffVERB
(under the feudal system) give (someone) freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service.‘he enfeoffed trustees with the lands’‘the enfeoffed knights and overlords’More example sentencesOriginLate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enfeoffer, from Old French en- ‘in’ + fief ‘fief’. Compare with feoffment.Pronunciation
enfeoff/ɪnˈfiːf//ɪnˈfɛf//ɛnˈfiːf//ɛnˈfɛf/
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(under the feudal system) give (someone) freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service.‘he enfeoffed trustees with the lands’‘the enfeoffed knights and overlords’More example sentencesOriginLate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enfeoffer, from Old French en- ‘in’ + fief ‘fief’. Compare with feoffment.Pronunciation
enfeoff/ɪnˈfiːf//ɪnˈfɛf//ɛnˈfiːf//ɛnˈfɛf/
Kelley HeckartOtherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.http://www.kelleyheckart.comhttp://kelleysrealm.blogspot.com/http://twitter.com/CelticChickhttps://www.facebook.com/kelleyheckartauthorhttp://www.goodreads.com/kheckartAmazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
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