feoffee

Meanings

• noun

  A feoffee is a person to whom a fee or rent is paid or granted, especially in feudal tenure.

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Variants

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feoffee , feoffees

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Etymology

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From Old French 'feu' meaning 'fire' and 'offre' meaning 'offer', as a feoffment was a grant of land made in return for military service.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'feoffee' is derived from the Old French words 'feu' (meaning 'fire') and 'offre' (meaning 'offer'.)

2. In medieval England, a feoffee was an important figure in the feudal system, responsible for managing and protecting land and property on behalf of the grantee or beneficiary.

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1. Fiefdom: A territorial unit, usually a manor or lordship, held by a vassal or tenant in feudal tenure from a feudal lord.

2. Feudalism: A social and political system based on land tenure, in which lords held land from a monarch or overlord and vassals held land from lords in exchange for military service.

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Culture

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In medieval England, a feoffee was a trustee or custodian of lands or other property, appointed by the grantor to manage and protect the interests of the grantee or beneficiary. This system of land tenure was an important part of the feudal system.

How to Memorize "feoffee"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person managing and protecting land and property on behalf of another. Imagine a medieval castle or manor with a lord granting land to a trustworthy vassal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'feoffee' with the concept of trust and property management. Remember that it refers to a person who manages and protects land or property for another.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Fire Offer' to help remember the meaning of 'feoffee'.

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