Meaning Of The Word Subinfeudation

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subinfeudation in American English
the transfer of feudal lands by a vassal lord to a subtenant with all the privileges and responsibilities falling to the new holder
noun: 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

subinfeudation in British English
noun: (in feudal society) the granting of land by a vassal to another man who became his vassal

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