[with obj.](under the feudal system) give (someone) freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service (封建制度下)授予…采邑,赐以封地 ■give (property or land) in this way 将(土地,财产)赐作封地 the lands were enfeoffed to the baron. 那些田产赐给了男爵。
派生 enfeoffment noun 语源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enfeoffer, from Old French en- 'in' + fief 'fief'. Compare with feoffment