feoffee

American  

[fef-ee, fee-fee] / ˈfɛf i, fiˈfi /

noun

1. a person invested with a fief.

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feoffee British  

/ fɛˈfiː, fiːˈfiː /

noun

1. (in feudal society) a vassal granted a fief by his lord

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Other Word Forms

• feoffeeship noun

Etymology

Origin of feoffee

1275–1325; Middle English feoffe < Anglo-French, past participle of feoffer to feoff; see -ee

Example Sentences

The common form was a grant “to the feoffee and the heirs of his body,” by which limitation it was sought to prevent alienation from the lineage of the first purchaser.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

Livery in law, in order to pass the estate, had to be perfected by entry by the feoffee during the joint lives of himself and the feoffor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

After the death of the feoffee the grant reverted to the State; and the governor thereupon disposed of it anew.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin

He was in that year feoffee collector for twelve poor alms-people living in Clement-Dane's Church-Yard; whose pensions I in his absence paid weekly, to his and the parish's great satisfaction.

From William Lilly's History of His Life and Times From the Year 1602 to 1681 by Ashmole, Elias

There is in Ely, where Cromwell for some years resided, an extensive charity known as Parson's Charity, of which he was a feoffee or governor.

From Notes and Queries, Number 29, May 18, 1850 by Various