• (n.) The act of putting one in possession of an estate in fee. • (n.) The granting of tithes to laymen.
A vassal being lord over someone else; your vassal making someone else his vassal.
In`feu·da'tion noun [ Late Latin infeudatio , from infeudare to enfeoff: confer French inféodation . See Feud a fief.] 1. (Law) The act of putting one in possession of an estate in fee. Sir M. Hale. 2. The granting of tithes to laymen. ...