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noun under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service
originEtymology tree English enfeoff Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enfeoffment From enfeoff + -ment.
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