"enfeoffment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈfɛfmənt/ Forms: enfeoffments [plural]
Etymology: From enfeoff + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|enfeoff|ment}} enfeoff + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} enfeoffment (countable and uncountable, plural enfeoffments)
  1. (law, common law) The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land. Tags: common, countable, uncountable Translations (act or process of transferring possession of land): infeudació [feminine] (Catalan), läänityksen siirto (Finnish), inféodation [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-enfeoffment-en-noun-k9b-4qdC Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 28 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 47 31 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 31 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 31 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 29 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 44 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 32 22 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'act or process of transferring possession of land': 89 5 6
  2. (law, common law) The property or estate so transferred. Tags: common, countable, uncountable Translations (property or estate so transferred): läänitys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-enfeoffment-en-noun-l4AlN6qh Categories (other): Law Topics: law Disambiguation of 'property or estate so transferred': 7 84 10
  3. (law, common law) The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate. Tags: common, countable, uncountable Translations (instrument or deed by which one obtains such property): siirtokirja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-enfeoffment-en-noun-HYRPaiEA Categories (other): Law Topics: law Disambiguation of 'instrument or deed by which one obtains such property': 8 7 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: feoffment

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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