subinfeudations

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A form of subinfeudation — 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.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of subinfeudation
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