fefferesce (1305)
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fefferesce (1305)

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

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1lawfemale feoffor, one who invests another with a fief: 
( 1305 )  De melor condicion e ne deyt Michel estre qe Letice, sa feffereze  32-33 Ed I 397
( 1310 ) E demandoms jugement, desicom nostre fefferesce fut seisi de cele suite  Ed II iv 160
feffer#1  feffur 
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