subfeu

English

Alternative forms

  • sub-feu

Etymology

From sub- +‎ feu. Cognate with subfief and Latin subfeudum, subfeodare.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʌbfjuː/ (noun); IPA(key): /ˌsʌbˈfjuː/ (verb)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsəbˌfju/ (noun); IPA(key): /ˌsʌbˈfjuː/ (verb)

Noun

subfeu (plural subfeus)

  1. (Scots 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

Verb

subfeu (third-person singular simple present subfeus, present participle subfeuing, simple past and past participle subfeued)

  1. (transitive and intransitive, Scotland law, historical) To subinfeud: to grant land via a subfeu.

Usage notes

Feudal land tenures were abolished in Scotland in 2004.

References

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "subfeu, n." & "subfeu, v." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2012.
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