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feoff

feoff

9.9
A piece of land a lord gives to someone for their service
  • noun
  • /fiːɒf/
  • Archaic
translation icon : feudo
  • The knight received a feoff from his lord as a reward for his service.

Examples

  • The lord granted him a feoff in exchange for loyalty.

  • Under the old laws, a feoff came with duties owed to the lord.

  • Records show that the manor was once a royal feoff granted in the twelfth century.

  • Many vassals received their feoffs as rewards for military service.

  • The knight received a feoff from his lord as a reward for his service.

  • Records show that the manor was once a royal feoff granted in the twelfth century.

  • Under the old laws, a feoff came with duties owed to the lord.

Synonyms

fief
vsfeoff
1 9.9

A piece of land given by a lord to a person who serves them

is land held by a vassal without stressing the grant or service exchange

Surface Forms

feoff singular
feoffs plural

Etymology

The word feoff comes from old words like fief and feudal, which meant a piece of land 'given by a lord' under the feudal system. So a feoff is a piece of land a person, such as a knight or tenant, held in return for service to their lord.