Definitions
- Describing a person who grants a feoff or fief to another person. - Referring to the act of granting a feoff or fief to another person. - Talking about the legal transfer of land or property from one person to another.
- Describing a person who holds a feoff or fief from another person. - Referring to the act of receiving a feoff or fief from another person. - Talking about the legal possession of land or property granted by another person.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words are related to the legal transfer of land or property.
- 2Both words involve two parties, one who grants and one who receives the land or property.
- 3Both words are archaic and not commonly used in modern English.
What is the difference?
- 1Role: Feoffer refers to the person who grants the land or property, while feoffor refers to the person who receives it.
- 2Action: Feoffer describes the act of granting the land or property, while feoffor describes the act of receiving it.
- 3Usage: Feoffer is less commonly used than feoffor in legal documents and historical texts.
Remember this!
Feoffer and feoffor are synonyms that refer to two different roles in the legal transfer of land or property. Feoffer describes the person who grants the land or property, while feoffor describes the person who receives it. Both words are archaic and not commonly used in modern English.
