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A quick definition of feoffment:

Term: Feoffment

Definition: Feoffment is a historical term that refers to the act of giving someone else ownership of a piece of land. It was done through a special ceremony where the person giving the land would physically hand over a twig or piece of earth to the person receiving it. This was called "livery of seisin." The person receiving the land was called the "feoffee." They were not allowed to use the land for their own benefit, but instead had to hold it for someone else's use. This was called a "feoffment to uses." The document that transferred the land was called a "deed of feoffment."

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Feoffment (pronounced fef-muhnt or feef-muhnt) is a historical term that refers to the act of transferring ownership of a freehold estate, which is a type of land ownership that lasts indefinitely. It is also known as a grant of land in fee simple. Feoffment involves the transfer of both the land and the legal document that proves the transfer.

Examples: In the past, conveyances of freehold land could only be made through feoffment with livery of seisin. This was a formal ceremony where the parties involved would enter the land, and the feoffor (the person transferring the land) would deliver the seisin (possession) to the feoffee (the person receiving the land) through a symbolic act or words. For example, the feoffor might hand the feoffee a twig or sod of earth, or say something like "Enter into this land and God give you joy" to signify the transfer of ownership.

Another example of feoffment is feoffment to uses, which involves the transfer of land to one person for the use of a third party. The feoffee is bound in conscience to hold the land according to the prescribed use and cannot derive any benefit from the holding. This type of feoffment was used to create trusts, where the feoffee held the land on behalf of the beneficiary.

Explanation: Feoffment was a common way of transferring ownership of land in the past, and it involved a formal ceremony to ensure that the transfer was legally binding. The examples illustrate how feoffment was carried out and how it was used to create trusts. Feoffment to uses was a way of creating a trust without using the modern legal concept of a trust, and it allowed the feoffee to hold the land on behalf of the beneficiary without benefiting from it themselves.

feoffee | feoffment with livery of seisin

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