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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Infeft, v., p.t., and p.p. Also: infe(a)fte; Infetht. [P.p. of Infeff v., also commonly used as infin. and in pres. tense in place of this.]

1. tr. To invest (a person) with heritable property. a. In infin. or pres. tense. b. In past tense. c. In past pple.a. 1416 Maxwell Mem. I. 148.
The said Jamys sal infeft the saiddis childir ... with fre charter and sesyng in his barony of  Kilbryd 1457 Wemyss Chart. 80.
Ilkane of the said partis sal infeft vthir in the landis forsaidis … , in fre cosyng 1482 Bamff Chart. 32.
In lyk wyis thai sal infefft thame in fyff markis worth off land 1486 Bk. Carlaverock II. 447.
Cuthbert sal … infeft a prest of ten pundis of anwell 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 248/1.
Aftir the decrete it salbe lefefull to him and his ayeris to infeft his tenentis 1527 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 117.
Gif your l. may eislie infeft ws in ony of ȝour landis liand mair evuse to ws 1559 Reg. Episc. Brech. I. xix.
Ane precept of sesin geuin be the larde of Strakmertene to infeft his wyiff 1599 Fam. Rose 288.
To infeft the said Murdoch and Margaret in the dawach of land of Killewnan and Spittallb. 1511 Reg. Privy S. I. 365/2.
The kingis hienes infeft him in the saidis landis … efter thai wer recognist and appreciate to the kingis use 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I. 279/25.
Fergus … infeft preistis to doo divyn seruice & cerymonyis in the samyn 1570 Leslie 42.
The King … infeft him of new in the lordschip of the Ylisc (1) 1426 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 202.
With al gudely haast effter that I haf infefft the said Dauy … of the said land 1491 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 63.
That the saidis prior and convent has infeft me … in the north half of … thair croft 1506 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II. 162.
Johne lord Cathkert … has infeft heritably … the said Johne of Lekprevik in [etc.](2) 1493 Lennox Mun. 148.
Of the quhilk landis the said James … sall be heretably infeft be chartour 1495 Acta Conc. 409/1.
Allegiit … that thai wer infeft of the auld of the said tend penny 1533 Boece xi. xx. 449 b.
Ane kirk thare suld be biggit, in quhilk preistis suld be infeft daly … to pray for pardoun of thare synnys 1558 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 168.
The saids complenaris … ar infeft in our said burgh of Kintor … in fre burgage 1586 Reg. Cupar A. II. 294.
Robert Portar … hes bene infeft of auld in samekle aill, brede, [etc.] … as ony monk … within the samyn [abbacie] suld ressaue daillie 1615 Highland P. III. 173.
I having now enterit myself as air … in the saidis landis, and being infeft and seasit thairintill c1650 Spalding II. 175.
He that was put in fie of the landis of Geicht be his goodshir, and his father wes neuer infeft thairintill 1685 Decis. Lords F. 71.
The defender, being infeft before his father's death upon the foresaid disposition, was in fie of the saids lands(3) c 1459 Liber Aberbr. 105.
We … [being] religios men infefte in donatioun of landis 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Forestarius.
[One] infeft in free forrest, hes power to hunt, halk, and cutte trees 1657 Mure II. 241.
The Mures … were possessours of the estate & liveing of Rowallane, … infeft cum furca et fossafig. c1590 Fowler I. 112/6.
I Plato first espyed thairin with honour first infeft

2. To assign by infeftment. 1456 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 15.
He sould gif ij markis of annuell yeirlie … and till infeft it yeirlie 1555 Peebles B. Rec. 221.
For xiiij s. of annuell quhilk is infeft for doing yerelie of the said dirige 1579 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 138.
Annuellis infeft to the said hospitall … sen the deceis of the said foundatour 1661 Decis. Lords G. 7.
Failȝieing of her sons, to belong to her self and her heirs with annualrent, als well not infeft as infeft