subinfeudatory

subinfeudatory
\\“+\ noun (-es)
Etymology: subinfeudation + -ory
: a tenant holding by subinfeudation

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/sub'in fyooh"deuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, n., pl. subinfeudatories.
a person who holds by subinfeudation.
[1885-90; SUBINFEUDAT(ION) + -ORY1]

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subinfeudˈatory adjective and noun
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Main Entry:subinfeudation

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  • subinfeudatory — /sub in fyooh deuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. subinfeudatories. a person who holds by subinfeudation. [1885 90; SUBINFEUDAT(ION) + ORY1] * * * …   Universalium

  • subinfeudatory — sub·infeudatory …   English syllables

  • subinfeudate —   v.i.,v.t. grant to another land held from feudal lord; sublet.    ♦ subinfeudation,    ♦ subinfeudatory, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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