Thesaurus: subfeu
subfeu (plural subfeus) (Scotland law, historical) A feu sublet by a vassal to a subvassal: a right to hold subinfeudated land in perpetuity in exchange for rent. subfeu (third-person singular simple present subfeus, pre…
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- subfeu (plural subfeus) (Scotland law, historical) A feu sublet by a vassal to a subvassal: a right to hold subinfeudated land in perpetuity in exchange for rent. subfeu (third-person singular simple present subfeus, present participle subfeuing, simple past and past participle subfeued) (transitive and intransitive, Scotland law, historical) To subinfeud: to grant land via a subfeu.