subvassalagen.
/ˌsʌbˈvasl̩ɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈvæsəlɪdʒ/ Now historical.
Originally: †an estate or fief held by a subvassal (obsolete). Later: the state or condition of being a subvassal. Now chiefly: = subinfeudation n.
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > a legal holding > [noun] > a feudal holding or fief > held by a subvassal
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society > authority > subjection > service > feudal service > [noun] > vassal > subvassal > condition of
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1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. V. 520 Strollenfels,..which the family of Wildenstein are possessed of as a palatine sub-vassalage [Ger. Afterlehn], but is a Bohemian fief.
1775 L. Shaw Hist. Moray ii. 123 On the West side of the river..is Coulclachie, a subvassalage of Angus MacIntosh.
1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 88 This would be to deprive A of his subvassalage, which no act of the Crown or of B can accomplish.
1856 A. Menzies Conveyancing according to Law Scotl. iii. iii. 606 The base right..creates a subvassalage, investing the disponer with the character of superior to his disponee.
1973 Chaucer Rev. 8 37 Vavasors..cope with duties arising from management if the rural fief to which their sub-vassalage binds them.
2004 B. L. Wren Teaching World Civilization with Joy & Enthusiasm vii. 203 These knights might in turn subdivide their territory into fiefs... This is known as subinfeudation or subvassalage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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