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feudatory
[fyoo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
noun
plural
feudatoriesa person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.
a fief or fee.
adjective
(of a kingdom or state) under the overlordship of another sovereign or state.
(of a feudal estate) holding or held by feudal tenure.
feudatory
/ -trɪ, ˈfjuːdətərɪ /
noun
a person holding a fief; vassal
adjective
relating to or characteristic of the relationship between lord and vassal
(esp of a kingdom) under the overlordship of another sovereign
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of feudatory1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of feudatory1
Example Sentences
"But Indore has been a powerful feudatory of the Raj," it said.
Robert, Count of Rosellon, was one of the great feudatories of the crown of Aragon.
Henry once declined an offer of the Empire, made by the opponents of Frederick Barbarossa; and he steadily supported the young Philip Augustus against the intrigues of French feudatories.
The principal feudatory princes of the Indian empire are also styled “Highness.”
New decrees of Innocent’s prohibit both father and son from invading the State of a prince, a feudatory of the Holy See.
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