subinfeudation

[suhb-in-fyoo-dey-shuh n]

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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Examples from the Web for subinfeudation

The practice of subinfeudation, became in France almost universal.
The Group Mind|William McDougall
Subinfeudation came to a complete stop, and whenever great family estates broke up the king obtained new tenants-in-chief.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various
For, the practice of subinfeudation, which in our country was actively checked, became in France almost universal.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
The above-named statute forbade the future subinfeudation of lands, and consequently hindered the further creation of manors.
Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854|Various

British Dictionary definitions for subinfeudation

subinfeudation

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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