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Enfeoff. To invest with an estate in land (in England always a heritable estate), held on condition of homage and service to a superior lord, by whom it is granted and in whom the ownership remains
Entail. In law, the settlement of land or other property on a successive line of people, usually succeeding generations of the original owner's family. An entail can be either general, in which case it simply descends to the heirs, or special, when it descends according to a specific arrangement – for example, to children by a named wife.
Entry. The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by entering or setting foot on the same.
Essoin. The allegation of an excuse for non-appearance in court at the appointed time; the excuse itself. To offer an excuse for the non-appearance of (a person) in court; to excuse for absence.