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“feoffment” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

feoffment
beneficium: *feudum (technical term): an estate held by feoffment [Vid: FEE]: a field held by feoffment, ager velut fiduciarius (after Liv., 32, 28, p. in.); ager beneficiarius (after Sen., Ep., 90, 2).

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What is the Latin word for feoffment?
The usual Latin words for “feoffment” are beneficium, feudum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.