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subinfeudation

[ suhb-in-fyoo-dey-shuhn ]
/ ˌsʌb ɪn fyuˈdeɪ ʃən /
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noun Feudal Law.
the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
the tenure established.
the estate or fief so created.
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Origin of subinfeudation

1720–30; sub- + infeudation enfeoffment <Medieval Latin infeudātiōn-, s. of infeudātiō (see in-2, feud2, -ation)
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British Dictionary definitions for subinfeudation

subinfeudation
/ (ˌsʌbɪnfjʊˈdeɪʃən) /

noun
(in feudal society) the granting of land by a vassal to another man who became his vassal
the tenure or relationship so established
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