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Term: FEOFFARE
Definition: Feoffare is a legal term that means to transfer ownership of a piece of land or property to someone else. It is also known as enfeoff or infeudate. In the past, it was used to put a person in legal possession of a freehold interest or to transfer a fief to someone else.
Feoffare is a legal term that means to transfer a freehold interest or fief to another person. It is also known as enfeoff or infeudate.
1. The lord feoffared the land to his vassal.
2. The king enfeoffed his loyal knight with a large estate.
3. The baron infeudated his son with a small fief.
These examples illustrate how feoffare was used in medieval times to transfer land ownership from one person to another. The lord, king, or baron would legally transfer the land to their vassal, knight, or son, giving them the right to possess and use the land.