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In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment /ˈfɛfmənt/ or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange...

tenant and receiving from him homage and fealty, the main elements of the infeudation and subinfeudation process. An overlord had various rights under the...

unclear whether the pope intended a "donation" of sovereignty or an infeudation or investiture. Differing interpretations have been argued since the...

"sub-infeuded", that is, granted, some land to a sub-tenant. Further sub-infeudation could occur down to the level of a lord of a single manor, which in itself...

legend of "kissing the Blarney Stone" derives. Among the numerous sub-infeudations/sub-lordships within the overlordship of the Princes of Muskerry, some...

life and were unable to sell the property. Quia Emptores stopped sub-infeudation where tenants subcontracted their properties and related feudal services...

creates a tenant-in-chief, who could then also make a feudal grant by sub-infeudation that would create a lordship or seigneury of the grantor, still held...

cancelled all debts owed by Philip II or Charles. According to the act of infeudation, "not included, but absolutely excluded, and expressly excluded [are]...

and the former are mediate overlords or superiors. The process of sub-infeudation may be repeated to an indefinite extent. The Conveyancing (Scotland)...

Milan to replace Ottone as podestà. In 1196 Ottone witnessed the act of infeudation by which Manfredi Lancia was enfeoffed to Boniface of Montferrat. When...

defining aspects of San Giorgio's history in the 17th century was the infeudation. During this century the Spanish government put many lands up for auction...

process called sub-infeudation. These sub-vassals could make further grants, through sub-infeudation, to sub-sub-vassals. The sub-infeudation process could...

of the fundamental axioms of feudalism. There might be any number of infeudations and subinfeudations to mesne lords, but the chain of seigniory was complete...

Marseille. On 13 July 1257, he was present at Brignoles at a ceremony of infeudation, between Charles, Count of Anjou, and Gilbert de Baux. In 1264 he was...

and Rocca Soldana, which belonged to the Monastery of Farfa by primary infeudation of the Roman Church, along with their tenements and vassals, with full...

Montano and Lucino are found to have already redeemed themselves from the infeudation but were still subject to the fifteen-year payment related to the redemption...

defining aspects of The history of San Giorgio in the 17th century was the infeudation. During this century the Spanish government auctioned off many land where...