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subinfeudation
noun[ U or C ]
formal(also mainly UKsub-infeudation)uk /ˌsʌb.ɪn.fjuˈdeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌsʌb.ɪn.fjuˈdeɪ.ʃən/
in medieval Europe, the process by which a vassal(= a man who lived on land given to him by a powerful land owner in exchange for agreeing to fight for him) allowed someone else to use or live on part of their land:
They granted lands to their immediate tenants, who granted them over to others by sub-infeudation.
This was a normal part of subinfeudations before the thirteenth century.
The statute in 1290 terminated the practice of subinfeudation.
There was a change in land ownership patterns and increased sub-infeudation.
The key problem with subinfeudation is there is a sub-division and a dilution of title to land.
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