different between enfeoffment vs infeudation

English

enfeoff +? -ment

enfeoffment (countable and uncountable, plural enfeoffments)

(law, common law) The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land.
(law, common law) The property or estate so transferred.
(law, common law) The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.

infeudation (countable and uncountable, plural infeudations)

The act, under the feudal system, of putting someone into possession of a fee or fief; enfeoffment.

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