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feoff  (fef, fēf ),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. World Historyto invest with a fief or fee;
    enfeoff.
  • Anglo-French fe(o)ffer, Old French fiefer, derivative of fief fief
  • Middle English feoffen 1250–1300
feof′for, feoff′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
feoff / fiːf/
  1. a variant spelling of fief
  1. (transitive) to invest with a benefice or fief
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-French feoffer, from feoff a fiefˈfeoffor, ˈfeoffer
'feoffer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
feoff - feoffee

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