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superinfeudation
superinfeudation n. 
/ˌsjuːpərɪnfjuːˈdeɪʃn/,
Brit. /ˌsuːpərɪnfjuːˈdeɪʃn/
, /ˌsuːpərɪnfjuːˈdeɪʃn//ˌsjuːpərɪnfjuːˈdeɪʃn/U.S. /ˌsupərˌɪnfjuˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
Feudal Law (historical and now rare) the establishment of a feudal estate from smaller ones held by vassals; cf. subinfeudation n./ˌsupərˌɪnfjuˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/ΚΠ
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Superinfeudation, the creation of a new feudal estate out of another already established in feudal law.
1943 Jrnl. Legal & Polit. Sociol. 1 77 By a process that might be called superinfeudation, original domini yielded allegiance (commended themselves) to superior lords, became their ‘men’ and ‘gave’ their lands, to be returned to them in feodo.
1973 S. G. Payne Hist. Spain & Portugal I. iv. 69 Various forms of sub- and super-infeudation were practiced at different levels of the aristocracy.
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