\In`feu*da"tion\, n. [LL. infeudatio, fr. infeudare
to enfeoff: cf. F. inf['e]odation. 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. --Blackstone.