subinfeudatory

American

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

noun

a person who holds by subinfeudation.

subinfeudatory British

/ ˌsʌbɪnˈfjuːdətərɪ, -trɪ /

noun

a man who held his fief by a subinfeudation

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adjective

of or relating to subinfeudation

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

subinfeudatories

plural

Etymology

Origin of subinfeudatory

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

Example Sentences

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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

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

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