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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Infeftment, n. Also: infeift-, infef-.  [Var. of Enfeftment. The usual form, and in frequent use, from c 1450 to 1650.]

1. The act of infefting, the fact of being infefted, in heritable property.Also conjunct infeftment, Conjunct adj. 2 (1). 1423 Charter (Reg. H.) C.O. No. 37.
Myn infeftment maid to me & myn ayris of twenty sowmys of gyrs 1441 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 7.
Giff it hapenis … me or ony of myn ayris to … move ony question or again calling of this infeftment 1462 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 22.
Forsamekle as the foirsaid lorde is oblist … to keipe ws in oure fredomes and infeftmentis for certane termes 1495 Acta Conc. 418/1.
The somme … to be warit … for infeftment of a perpetuale preist to sing for the saule of the said vmquhile Androw 1536 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 78.
For heretable infeftment to be maid to the said tovn and thair successouris 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 22.
The saidis James ... sall bruik ... all priuilege ... efter the tenor of our infeftment 1545 Paisley B. Rec. App. 7.
The said infeftment … to haif na fordar strynth nor effek mayr than it had never beyng giffin 1564 Peebles B. Rec. I. 298.
That na preway infefment be gif be na notar in tymes cuming 1564 Prot. Bk. J. Scott MS. 8.
Infeiftment 1584 Acts III. 371/1.
The infeftment gevin … of the … patronages of kirkis and chappellanreis a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 17.
King Williame, ... gaif to the said Allexander ane new charter of infeftment of the saidis landis 1617 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 146.
To conteine in the new infeftment the tunage and bludievictis and utheris defectis omittit in the last infeftment 1644 Acts VI. i. 248/1.
Act declairing soumes due by heritable bandes to be arreistable wher no infeftment hath folloued 1683 Decis. Lords F. 31.
Base infeftments, without being clead with possession, is a sufficient ground of recognition

2. A document specifying the infeftment. 14.. Liber Aberb. 290.
He haid … charteris and infeftmentis tharapone and … mycht nocht apprehend the samyn 1483 Acta Conc. II. Introd. 105.
To bring the infeftment … befor thame on Tisday that nixt cummis 1518 Peebles B. Rec. 46.
Thai conuenit him befor the Lordis of our derrest faderis … counsale, and schew thar ald infeftment 1540–1 Prestwick B. Rec. 55.
Wylȝame Hamyltoun … desyris … the copy of George Symsonis infeftment furth of the regester; for radusen of the samen 1584 Reg. Privy C. III. 637.
[He has] verifeit, be the productioun of ane infeftment of seasing, that he wes and is heretable tennent of the saidis landis