2. The granting of tithes to laymen. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
infeudation — [in΄fyo͞o dā′shən] n. 〚ML infeudatio < pp. of infeudare, to enfeoff < in , in + feodum: see FEUD2〛 in feudal law, the granting of an estate in fee; enfeoffment * * * … Universalium
infeudation — in·feu·da·tion /ˌin fyü dā shən/ n [Medieval Latin infeudatio, from infeudare to enfeoff, from in in + feudum feoff]: enfeoffment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
infeudation — [in΄fyo͞o dā′shən] n. [ML infeudatio < pp. of infeudare, to enfeoff < in , in + feodum: see FEUD2] in feudal law, the granting of an estate in fee; enfeoffment … English World dictionary
infeudation — noun The act, under the feudal system, of putting someone into possession of a fee or fief; enfeoffment … Wiktionary
infeudation — [ˌɪnfju: deɪʃ(ə)n] noun historical (under the feudal system) the action of putting someone in possession of a fee or fief. Origin C15: from med. L. infeudatio(n ), from infeudare enfeoff (based on feudum fee ) … English new terms dictionary
infeudation — in·feu·da·tion … English syllables
infeudation — n. granting of feoff; transfer of tithes to layman … Dictionary of difficult words
infeudation — /infyuwdeyshan/ The placing in possession of a freehold estate; also the granting of tithes to laymen … Black's law dictionary
infeudation — /infyuwdeyshan/ The placing in possession of a freehold estate; also the granting of tithes to laymen … Black's law dictionary
infeudation — Same as enfeoffment … Ballentine's law dictionary
