A legal act of investing someone with a fief or property; the ceremony or document that transfers land ownership.
From Middle English and Old French 'enfeoffment,' derived from 'en-' plus 'fief' (feudal estate). Legal term that emerged in medieval feudal law to describe formal property transfer.
In medieval times, enfoeffment was hugely important—just handing someone land wasn't enough; you needed witnesses and a formal ceremony to make it legally binding. King John eventually got tired of these rules and signed Magna Carta!
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