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- Dictionaryfeudalism/ˈfjuːdəlɪz(ə)m/
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- 1. the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labour, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
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May 27, 2024 · Feudalism, historiographic construct designating the social, economic, and political conditions in western Europe during the early Middle Ages. Feudalism is a label invented long after the period to which it was applied, referring to the most significant and distinctive characteristics of that era.
Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe from the 9th to 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.
FEUDALISM definition: 1. the feudal system, the social and land-owning system of western Europe in the Middle Ages or of…. Learn more.
The meaning of FEUDALISM is the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship, and forfeiture.
Nov 22, 2018 · Feudalism was the system in 10th-13th century European medieval societies where a social hierarchy was established based on local administrative control and the distribution of land into units (fiefs).
FEUDALISM meaning: a social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return
FEUDALISM meaning: 1. the feudal system, the social and land-owning system of western Europe in the Middle Ages or of…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of feudalism noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
feudalism, Term that emerged in the 17th century that has been used to describe economic, legal, political, social, and economic relationships in the European Middle Ages.
