Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subinfeudation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: subin-feu-da-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice by which tenants, holding land under the king or other superior lord, carved out new and distinct tenures in their turn by subletting or alienating a part of their lands.

British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From sub- + infeudation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Usage

Inflected Forms

subinfeudations (plural)

Questions

What does subinfeudation mean?: The practice by which tenants, holding land under the king or other superior lord, carved out new and distinct tenures in their turn by subletting or alienating a part of their lands.
Where does subinfeudation come from?: From sub- + infeudation.

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