enfeoffment
enfeoffment (en-fef-m[schwa]nt or en-feef-), n. 1. At common law, the act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land. — Also termed infeudation; infeudatio. 2. The property or estate so transferred. 3. The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate. — Also spelled infeoffment. — Also termed […]