Definitions For Subfeu

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, _, &, _, intransitive, Scottish, _, law, historical) To subinfeud: to grant land via a subfeu#noun, subfeu.

Usage notes

Feudal land tenures were abolished in Scotland in 2004.

Noun

SUBFEU (plural SUBFEUs) (Scottish, _, law, historical) A feu sublet by a vassal to a subvassal: a right to hold subinfeudated land in perpetuity in exchange for rent.

Usage notes

Feudal land tenures were abolished in Scotland in 2004.

Derived terms

sub-feu duty, subfeu duty

Alternative forms

sub-feu

Etymology

From {{af, en, sub-, feu}}. Cognate with subfief and {{cog, la, subfeudum}}, subfeodare.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "subfeu, n." & "subfeu, v." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2012.