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subinfeudate
[ suhb-in-fyoo-deyt ]
/ ˌsʌb ɪnˈfyu deɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), sub·in·feu·dat·ed, sub·in·feu·dat·ing.
to grant subinfeudation (to).
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Often sub·in·feud .
Origin of subinfeudate
First recorded in 1830–40; back formation from subinfeudation
Words nearby subinfeudate
subhuman, Subic Bay, subimago, subincision, subindex, subinfeudate, subinfeudation, subinfeudatory, subinfluent, subinterval, subirrigate
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British Dictionary definitions for subinfeudate
subinfeudate
/ (ˌsʌbɪnˈfjuːdeɪt) /
verb
to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
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