infeft

transitive verb

in·​feft

inˈfeft

infeft also infefted; infeft also infefted; infefting; infefts

Scots law

: to invest with or give symbolical possession of inheritable property

infeftment noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (Scots dialect). infeften, alteration of enfeffen to enfeoff

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