subinfeudation

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ infeudation

Noun

subinfeudation (countable and uncountable, plural subinfeudations)

  1. (UK, law, obsolete) 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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