CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENFEOFF
PRESENT
Present
I enfeoff
you enfeoff
he/she/it enfeoffs
we enfeoff
you enfeoff
they enfeoff
Present continuous
I am enfeoffing
you are enfeoffing
he/she/it is enfeoffing
we are enfeoffing
you are enfeoffing
they are enfeoffing
Present perfect
I have enfeoffed
you have enfeoffed
he/she/it has enfeoffed
we have enfeoffed
you have enfeoffed
they have enfeoffed
Present perfect continuous
I have been enfeoffing
you have been enfeoffing
he/she/it has been enfeoffing
we have been enfeoffing
you have been enfeoffing
they have been enfeoffing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I enfeoffed
you enfeoffed
he/she/it enfeoffed
we enfeoffed
you enfeoffed
they enfeoffed
Past continuous
I was enfeoffing
you were enfeoffing
he/she/it was enfeoffing
we were enfeoffing
you were enfeoffing
they were enfeoffing
Past perfect
I had enfeoffed
you had enfeoffed
he/she/it had enfeoffed
we had enfeoffed
you had enfeoffed
they had enfeoffed
Past perfect continuous
I had been enfeoffing
you had been enfeoffing
he/she/it had been enfeoffing
we had been enfeoffing
you had been enfeoffing
they had been enfeoffing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will enfeoff
you will enfeoff
he/she/it will enfeoff
we will enfeoff
you will enfeoff
they will enfeoff
Future continuous
I will be enfeoffing
you will be enfeoffing
he/she/it will be enfeoffing
we will be enfeoffing
you will be enfeoffing
they will be enfeoffing
Future perfect
I will have enfeoffed
you will have enfeoffed
he/she/it will have enfeoffed
we will have enfeoffed
you will have enfeoffed
they will have enfeoffed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been enfeoffing
you will have been enfeoffing
he/she/it will have been enfeoffing
we will have been enfeoffing
you will have been enfeoffing
they will have been enfeoffing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would enfeoff
you would enfeoff
he/she/it would enfeoff
we would enfeoff
you would enfeoff
they would enfeoff
Conditional continuous
I would be enfeoffing
you would be enfeoffing
he/she/it would be enfeoffing
we would be enfeoffing
you would be enfeoffing
they would be enfeoffing
Conditional perfect
I would have enfeoff
you would have enfeoff
he/she/it would have enfeoff
we would have enfeoff
you would have enfeoff
they would have enfeoff
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been enfeoffing
you would have been enfeoffing
he/she/it would have been enfeoffing
we would have been enfeoffing
you would have been enfeoffing
they would have been enfeoffing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you enfeoff
we let´s enfeoff
you enfeoff
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
enfeoffed
Present Participle
enfeoffing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENFEOFF»
Discover the use of
enfeoff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
enfeoff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Catalogue of the Manuscripts Preserved in the Library of ...
To William de Gournay, to enfeoff Sir William de Beauchamp, of Warwick, Sir
John Fitzwaryn, and Sir Bernard Brocas, in the manor of Cory Malet. 37. To
William Vavasour, to enfeoff Henry Muls and Robert de Meltoun in the manor of
Wickle, ...
University (Cambridge) Library, 1856
2
A Catalogue of the Manuscripts Preserved in the Library of ...
To William de Gournay, to enfeoff Sir William de Beauchamp, of Warwick, Sir
John Fitzwaryn, and Sir Bernard Brocas, in the manor of Cory Malet. 37. To
William Vavasour, to enfeoff Henry Muls and Robert de Meltoun in the manor of
Wickle, ...
Cambridge University Library, Charles Hardwick, Churchill Babington, 1856
3
Antiquities of Shropshire
William fitz Walkelin and Cecily his wife, enfeoff Richard 1e Pestur of Ashford in a
messuage, for 8 merks—Rent, —one Rose. Easter Term 1283.——Hugh Dru and
Dionysia his wife, enfeofl' William, son of Hugh le Teynturer in a messuage, ...
Robert William Eyton, 1857
4
Sheppard's Touchstone of Common Assurances: Or, A Plain and ...
And therefore if one enfeoff /. S. to have and to hold to him, his heirs and assigns,
and warrant the land to him, his heirs and assigns, and A. doth enfeoff B. and his
heirs, and B. dieth ; in this case the heir of B. shall vouch as assignee to A. And ...
William Sheppard, Edward Hilliard, Richard Preston, 1820
5
The Commentaries, Or Reports of Edmund Plowden: ... ...
Ed. 3. in asl-lgn^ (o ^ an action of debt, where the defendant bound himself by if B
. dies before indenture to pay the plaintiff a certain sum, if so be that jhe » the
defendant did not enfeoff the plaintiff or his heirs of *ah'i, affiTmt- certain land
when ...
6
The Decline of English Feudalism, 1215-1540
... they should enfeoff his son and heir thereof.8 In 1372, having granted most of
his lands to feoffees and being about to sail for France, John Hastings, earl of
Pembroke, declared that, after they had paid his debts from the revenues thereof,
...
John Malcolm William Bean, 1968
7
The Law Quarterly Review
Hole1vell) the defendant pleaded a defeasance according to the terms of which
the obligation was to be void if he enfeoffed the plaintiff of 1 2*. of rent, and
pleaded that as no particular day was mentioned on which he was to enfeoff, he
might ...
Sir Frederick Pollock, Alfred Edward Randall, 1889
8
Year books of the reign of King Edward the Third ...
And after his death they endowed his wife ; and at all times since his death they
had been ready, if they had had the King's license, to re-enfeoff Robert's heir, and
still were ready, in accordance with the form, &c. And they demanded judgment ...
Alfred John Horwood, Luke Owen Pike, 1905
9
A profitable book, treating of the laws of England, ...
manor of Dale to enfeoff my wife, and he does so, yet I have forfeited my
obligation. 758. But if I be bound to T. K. in twenty P. 2 Ed. 4, pounds, to appear
before the justices of the Com- 3. , mon Pleas Octabis Michaelis, to answer to
such a one ...
10
The Touchstone of Common Assurances: Or, A Plain and ...
For some are Co. super }'"• in deed or express, i. t. when the condition is
expressed by the l-'t- *°'' party in legal terms, and by express words in writing, or
without £ ,T" st. writing, knit to the estate ; as if I enfeoff a man of land, rendring ^r^
rent at ...
William Sheppard, Edward Hilliard, 1785
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENFEOFF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
enfeoff is used in the context of the following news items.
Builder's water deal trickles down to homeowners
To enfeoff means to "invest with a feudal estate." And a fee was given by way of this investment. So what's a fee simple? It means that the ... «Chicago Tribune, May 13»
Quaker Oats prize creates Yukon land rush in 1955
... bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, remise, convey and confirm until the Grantee, his heirs and assigns forever and estate in fee simple.”. «Akron Beacon Journal, Jan 12»
