feoffee

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɛˈfiː/, /fiːˈfiː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fef′ē, fē fē′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
feoff•ee  (fef′ē, fē fē′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person invested with a fief.
  • Anglo-French, past participle of feoffer to feoff; see -ee
  • Middle English feoffe 1275–1325
feoff•ee′ship, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
feoffee / fɛˈfiː fiːˈfiː/
  1. (in feudal society) a vassal granted a fief by his lord

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