Feudal system
1feudal system — the social and economic system operating in England from the 11th century and in Scotland from the 12th century and having as its legal manifestation the holding (rather than ownership) of land via a hierarchical system of tenures. In England,… …
2feudal system — n. FEUDALISM …
3feudal system — noun the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war • Syn: ↑feudalism • Derivationally related forms: ↑feudal (for: ↑feudalism), ↑feudalistic (for: ↑ …
4feudal system — The system of feuds. A political and social system which prevailed throughout Europe during the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, and is supposed to have grown out of the peculiar usages and policy of the Teutonic nations who overran… …
5feudal system — The system of feuds. A political and social system which prevailed throughout Europe during the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, and is supposed to have grown out of the peculiar usages and policy of the Teutonic nations who overran… …
6feudal system — The economic and social control of the medieval period, characterized by a stratification of the populace into classes of lords, men of arms, and serfs, its most important feature from the standpoint of the law being the system of land tenure.… …
7feudal system — the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal. [1770 80] * * * …
8feudal system — n. political and social system of medieval Europe in which vassals were protected by lords whom they served in times of war …
9feudal system — feu′dal sys tem n. why the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal • Etymology: 1770–80 …
10feudal system — noun feudalism …
