Where does “feoffeeship” come from?
feoffeeship (English) comes from English ship, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
feoffeeship (English): The role or position of feoffee
Definitions
- The role or position of feoffee
Ancestry of “feoffeeship”, step by step
feoffeeship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 2 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 3 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 5 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 7 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English feoffee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feoffee | A vassal holding a fief |
| 2 | English | -ee | Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a... |
| 3 | English | donee | Someone who receives a gift from a donor |
| 4 | English | donor | One who makes a donation; A group or molecule... |
| 5 | Middle English | donoure | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | donour | — |
| 7 | Old French | doneur | — |