feoff

A noun referring to a piece of land held under the feudal system, typically granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service or loyalty.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un terreno o feudo otorgado por un señor a un vasallo bajo el sistema feudal, generalmente a cambio de servicio o lealtad.

1. Feudal land grant C2 formal british

   A piece of land held under the feudal system, granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service or loyalty.

   • The king granted a feoff to his most loyal knight.
   • The vassal managed the feoff and collected taxes from the peasants.
   • Under feudal law, the feoff could be inherited by the vassal's eldest son.

   🇪🇸Feudo

   Sinónimos: beneficefeefieffiefdomholdingtenement

• feoffs plural form
• feoffs' possessive plural form
• feoff's possessive singular form