subinfeudation

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noun

The practice by which tenants, holding land under the king or other superior lord, carved out new and distinct tenures in their turn by subletting or alienating a part of their lands.

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Meanings

nounsubinfeudation (countable and uncountable, plural subinfeudations)

plural subinfeudations

  1. UKcountableobsoleteuncountablelawThe practice by which tenants, holding land under the king or other superior lord, carved out new and distinct tenures in their turn by subletting or alienating a part of their lands.

Origin

From sub- + infeudation.

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APA

subinfeudation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subinfeudation

MLA

“subinfeudation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subinfeudation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subinfeudation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subinfeudation.

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