subinfeudatory

American  

[suhb-in-fyoo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˌsʌb ɪnˈfyu dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

noun

plural

subinfeudatories

1. a person who holds by subinfeudation.

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subinfeudatory British  

/ ˌsʌbɪnˈfjuːdətərɪ, -trɪ /

noun

1. a man who held his fief by a subinfeudation

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adjective

1. of or relating to subinfeudation

Etymology

Origin of subinfeudatory

First recorded in 1885–90; subinfeudat(ion) + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

The earl subsequently forfeited his English possessions and Nigel Fossard, his subinfeudatory, came to be acknowledged tenant of the crown.

From Sheffield and its Environs 13th to the 17th century A descriptive catalogue of land charters and other documents forming the Brooke Taylor collection by Hall, Thomas Walter

If the subinfeudatory lord alienated, it would operate as a forfeiture to the person in immediate reversion.

From Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George