noun
- A person who grants a fief or fee; one who invests another with a fief in feudal law.
Usage: archaic; legal/historical; chiefly British
Examples
- The feoffor transferred the estate to the feoffee through a formal ceremony.
- In medieval England, the feoffor held the power to bestow lands upon worthy subjects.
- The feoffor's obligations included ensuring the validity of the title being granted.