enfeoffment

Noun
  1. Under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service (synset 106557951)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: deed, deed of conveyance, title - a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

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