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FEOFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does feoff mean?
• FEOFF (noun)
The noun FEOFF has 1 sense:
1. a piece of land held under the feudal system
Familiarity information: FEOFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A piece of land held under the feudal system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
feoff; fief
Hypernyms ("feoff" is a kind of...):
acres; demesne; estate; land; landed estate (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use)
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