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infeudation

(in′fyo̵̅o̅ dā′s̸hən)

noun

in feudal law, the granting of an estate in fee; enfeoffment

Origin: ML infeudatio < pp. of infeudare, to enfeoff < in-, in + feodum: see feud

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