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feoffee

feoff·ee
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fef-ee, fee-fee]
    • /ˈfɛf i, fiˈfi/
    • /fe.ˈfiː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fef-ee, fee-fee]
    • /ˈfɛf i, fiˈfi/

Definitions of feoffee word

  • noun feoffee a person invested with a fief. 1
  • noun feoffee A trustee invested with a freehold estate to hold in possession for a purpose. 1
  • noun feoffee (in feudal society) a vassal granted a fief by his lord 0
  • noun feoffee a person granted a fief 0

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Origin of feoffee

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English feoffe < Anglo-French, past participle of feoffer to feoff; see -ee

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Parts of speech for Feoffee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

feoffee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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