Feudal+system
21feudal — a. pertaining to feoff or fee; pertaining to medieval social system of overlords and vassals. ♦ feudatory, n. & a. (vassal) subject to feudal lord; (ruler) subject to overlord. ♦ feudalism, n. feudal system. ♦ feudalist, n. ♦… …
22feudal courts — In the 12th century a lord qua lord had the right to hold a court for his tenants. In the 13th century, they became of less importance for three reasons: The feudal principle would have led to a series of courts one above the other, and the… …
23feudal courts — In the 12th century a lord qua lord had the right to hold a court for his tenants. In the 13th century, they became of less importance for three reasons: The feudal principle would have led to a series of courts one above the other, and the… …
24feudal — /ˈfjudl / (say fyoohdl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a feoff or fee: a feudal estate. 2. of or relating to the holding of land in a feoff or fee. 3. of or relating to the feudal system: feudal law. {feud2 + al1} –feudally,… …
25feudal — /fyuwdsl/ Pertaining to feuds or fees; relating to or growing out of the feudal system or feudal law; having the quality of a feud, as distinguished from allodial. Feudal actions. An ancient name for real actions, or such as concern real property …
26feudal — /fyuwdsl/ Pertaining to feuds or fees; relating to or growing out of the feudal system or feudal law; having the quality of a feud, as distinguished from allodial. Feudal actions. An ancient name for real actions, or such as concern real property …
27feudal — feudally, adv. /fyoohd l/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or like the feudal system, or its political, military, social, and economic structure. 2. of or pertaining to the Middle Ages. 3. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal …
28feudal — feud|al [ˈfju:dl] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: feudalis, from feudum land given in return for service ] relating to feudalism ▪ the feudal system ▪ feudal society …
29feudal — adjective (only before noun) connected with feudalism: the feudal system | feudal society …
30feudal lord — noun A lord in a feudal system, who bestows fiefs on vassals …
