† aˈfefe, afief, v. Obs.
[? a. OFr. *afieffe-r, *afiever, Pr. affeuar to give as a fief; or for earlier enfefe a. OFr. *enfieffe-r to establish in a fief; f. OFr. fieffer, fiever, f. fief, fieu, fiu, a feudal estate; see fief.]
To give in fief, to enfeoff, to endow by feudal law.
| c 1360 Amis & Amiloun 2486 Thei lete make a guode abbey, And well yt afefed tho. 1401 Pol. Poems (1859) II. 51 Reue men of her rest, and ferli hem afefe. |