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subinfeudatory

[ suhb-in-fyoo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

noun

, plural sub·in·feu·da·to·ries.
  1. a person who holds by subinfeudation.


subinfeudatory

/ ˌsʌbɪnˈfjuːdətərɪ; -trɪ /

noun

  1. a man who held his fief by a subinfeudation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of or relating to subinfeudation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subinfeudatory1

First recorded in 1885–90; subinfeudat(ion) + -ory 1
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Example Sentences

The earl subsequently forfeited his English possessions and Nigel Fossard, his subinfeudatory, came to be acknowledged tenant of the crown.

If the subinfeudatory lord alienated, it would operate as a forfeiture to the person in immediate reversion.

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