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fefferesce (1305)
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fefferesce (1305)

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fefferés,  fefferez,  feffereze  
  FEW:  *fehu *15/ii,117a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  fiefe (fieferesse)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED:  fefferesse n.  DMLBS:  feoffatrix 921b

s.

lawfemale feoffor, one who invests another with a fief: 
( 1305 )  De melor condicion e ne deyt Michel estre qe Letice, sa feffereze  YBB 32-33 Ed I 397
( 1310 ) E demandoms jugement, desicom nostre fefferesce fut seisi de cele suite  YBB Ed II iv 160

See also:

feffer1  feffur 
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