Enfeoffment

Okay kiddo, so enfeoffment is a word that means giving someone else land. It was something that people did a loooong time ago, kind of like a game.

Here's how it worked: Imagine you have a big piece of land, and your friend wants some of it. So, you take a stick and draw a line in the dirt, and say "Okay, here's your part of the land!" Your friend feels happy because now they have their own piece of land that they can use however they want.

But wait, there's a catch! In order to keep their piece of land, your friend has to promise to do certain things for you, like pay you taxes or help you out when you need it. It's like making a deal with each other.

This thing called enfeoffment was really popular a looong time ago, back in a time when people didn't have formal ways to buy and sell land. It was kind of like a fun game where people would give each other part of their land and then make a deal to take care of each other. Today, we have different ways to buy and sell land, so enfeoffment isn't something we see very often anymore.