subenfeoffingn.
/ˌsʌbᵻnˈfiːfɪŋ/, /ˌsʌbɛnˈfiːfɪŋ/, /ˌsʌbᵻnˈfɛfɪŋ/, /ˌsʌbɛnˈfɛfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈˌsəbᵻnˈfifɪŋ/, /ˈˌsəbɛnˈfifɪŋ/ rare.
= subinfeudation n. (in various senses).
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society > law > transfer of property > types of transfer > [noun] > feoffment or feuing > subinfeudation > instance of
subenfeoffing1611
subinfeudation1725
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Subinfeudation, a subinfeoffing.
1772 F. S. Sullivan Hist. Treat. Feudal Law xv. 161 The first step towards voluntary alienations arose from the practice of subinfeoffing.
1970 J. L. Shneidman Rise of Aragonese-Catalan Empire I. i. iii. 97 Pedro proclaimed an end to further subinfeoffing on April 21.
1991 P. J. Geary tr. H. Fichtenau Living in Tenth Cent. x. 235 Even without subenfeoffing the situation could be difficult... Many monasteries..had been given to vassals..and had subsequently declined.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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