noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land. common, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service wordnet
3. 3
   The property or estate so transferred. common, countable, uncountable
4. 4
   The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate. common, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

alienationamortizationassignationassignmentbarterbequeathal

Etymology

From enfeoff + -ment.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.