词汇 | subinfeudation |
释义 | subinfeudation noun[ U or C ] formal(also mainly UKsub-infeudation)uk /ˌsʌb.ɪn.fjuˈdeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌsʌb.ɪn.fjuˈdeɪ.ʃən/ in medieval Europe, the process by which a vassal(= a man who lived on land given to him by a powerful land owner in exchange for agreeing to fight for him) allowed someone else to use or live on part of their land: They granted lands to their immediate tenants, who granted them over to others by sub-infeudation. This was a normal part of subinfeudations before the thirteenth century. The statute in 1290 terminated the practice of subinfeudation. There was a change in land ownership patterns and increased sub-infeudation. The key problem with subinfeudation is there is a sub-division and a dilution of title to land. Middle Ages (medieval Period) 501-1500 alchemy Anglo-Saxon bestiary Black Death bubonic plague byzantine chivalric Hejira Hijrah joust Lancastrian mangonel mead hall Moorish Norman pre-Columbian pre-feudal the Norman Conquest troubadour Yorkist See alsofeudal |
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