"feoffee" meaning in English

See feoffee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɛfˈiː/, /ˈfɛfi/, /fiːˈfiː/ Forms: feoffees [plural]
Etymology: feoff + -ee (“(object)”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|feoff|ee|t2=(object)}} feoff + -ee (“(object)”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} feoffee (plural feoffees)
  1. A vassal holding a fief. Wikipedia link: feoffee Derived forms: cofeoffee Related terms: enfeoff, feoff, feoffment, fief
    Sense id: en-feoffee-en-noun-LeXALLni Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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