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feudalism
[fyood-l-iz-uhm]
feudalism
/ ˈːəˌɪə /
noun
Also called: feudal system.the legal and social system that evolved in W Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries, in which vassals were protected and maintained by their lords, usually through the granting of fiefs, and were required to serve under them in war See also vassalage fief
any social system or society, such as medieval Japan or Ptolemaic Egypt, that resembles medieval European feudalism
feudalism
A system of obligations that bound lords and their subjects in Europe during much of the Middle Ages. In theory, the king owned all or most of the land and gave it to his leading nobles in return for their loyalty and military service. The nobles in turn held land that peasants, including serfs, were allowed to farm in return for the peasants' labor and a portion of their produce. Under feudalism, people were born with a permanent position in society. (See fief and vassal.)
Other 51Թ Forms
- feudalist noun
- feudalistic adjective
- antifeudalism noun
- antifeudalist noun
- antifeudalistic adjective
- prefeudalism noun
- ˈڱܻ岹 noun
- ˌڱܻ岹ˈپ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of feudalism1
Example Sentences
Let’s start with their explanation: The abstract ideas of liberty were excellent, they argued, but contradicted by “racial feudalism.”
Trump appears happy with technological feudalism, vowing revenge against those who stand against him.
So feudalism, check; environmental exploitation, check; colonialism, racism and the power of religion, check, check and check.
He has repeatedly claimed democracy has declined under Mr Widodo and pledged to be "consistent in keeping the country away from the practices of feudalism and nepotism".
Individual rights would have to make room for states' rights; optimism for pessimism; a republic of consumers for an apartheid state; capitalism for feudalism.
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