enfeoffment

• En el sistema feudal, acto jurídico o documento mediante el cual se concedía a alguien la posesión o tenencia de una tierra a cambio de la promesa de servicio o lealtad al señor.

Under the feudal system, a legal deed or act by which a person was granted land in exchange for a pledge of service or loyalty.

1. Feudal land grantC2formalbritish

   In the feudal system, the legal act or deed by which a person was granted land in exchange for a pledge of service or loyalty.

   Concesión feudal de tierras

   • The enfeoffment of the knight included a large estate and a manor.
   • The king's enfeoffment of his loyal barons secured their military support.
   • The document of enfeoffment was sealed and witnessed by the court.

   Sinónimosinvestiture