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The granting of lands by inferior lords to their dependents, to be held by themselves by feudal tenure.

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  1. n. The granting of lands by inferior lords to their dependents, to be held by themselves by feudal tenure.
  2. n. Subordinate tenancy; undertenancy.
  3. (a) The granting of lands by inferior lords to their dependents, to be held by themselves by feudal tenure. Craig. (b) Subordinate tenancy; undertenancy. The widow is immediate tenant to the heir, by a kind of subinfeudation, or undertenancy. Blackstone.
  4. n. The granting of lands by inferior lords to their dependents, to be held by themselves by feudal tenure. n. Subordinate tenancy; undertenancy.