subinfeudation: Meaning and Definition of

sub•in•feu•da•tion

Pronunciation: (sub"in-fy-dā'shun), [key]
— n. Feudal Law.
  1. secondary infeudation; the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
  2. the tenure established.
  3. the estate or fief so created.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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