ichidan verb, transitive verb
enfeoff; invest with a fief
Historical term for granting land or a fief to a vassal. Used in contexts of feudal Japan or similar systems. The synonymous form 封ずる is also found.
See also: 封ずる
将軍は功臣に領地を封じた。
The shogun enfeoffed a meritorious retainer with a domain.
歴史書には、王が家臣を封じる儀式が記されている。
The history book records the ceremony in which the king invests his vassals with fiefs.