subinfeudation

• The reason for the system preserving for so long its specifically distinct form in Scottish conveyancing was because burgage-holding was an exception to the system of subinfeudation which remained prevalent in Scotland when it was suppressed in England. —  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
• The tenure then becomes one of subinfeudation. —  On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay
• 65] [Sidenote: Gradual development of feudalism.] [Sidenote: The fief.] [Sidenote: Infeudation and subinfeudation.] [Sidenote: Vassal and subvassal.] 41. —  An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
• But as generations proceeded, and the relationships within the family diverged beyond the degree of second cousin, a natural breaking up seems to have taken place, though in the direction of subinfeudation under the feudal enforcement of the rule of primogeniture, instead of the practice, more in accordance with tribal instincts, of equal division and enfranchisement. —  On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay
• It may however be surmised that the subdivision and subinfeudation of a holding in the occupation of such a group of kinsmen would be carried out by the formation of further similar groups. —  On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay

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