feudal
of, relating to, or like the feudal system, or its political, military, social, and economic structure.
of or relating to the Middle Ages.
of, relating to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal estate.
of or relating to the holding of land in a fief or fee.
Origin of feudal
1Other words from feudal
- feu·dal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·feu·dal, adjective
- non·feu·dal, adjective
- non·feu·dal·ly, adverb
- pre·feu·dal, adjective
- quasi-feudal, adjective
- qua·si-feu·dal·ly, adverb
- un·feu·dal, adjective
- un·feu·dal·ly, adverb
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How to use feudal in a sentence
In the Middle Ages in England, they were used in part to get around a feudal form of taxation as well as rules requiring the first born son inherit a father’s property.
The Great Inheritors: How Three Families Shielded Their Fortunes From Taxes for Generations | by Patricia Callahan, James Bandler, Justin Elliott, Doris Burke and Jeff Ernsthausen | December 15, 2021 | ProPublicaLooking like feuding feudal lords and ladies isn’t going to help their chances.
A sprawling open-world epic set in feudal Japan, Jin Sakai’s quest to retake his homeland from the invading Mongol army told a compelling story with cinematic visual flair.
Meanwhile, neighboring Japan had adopted not only the West’s technology but also its governing methods, transforming a feudal society into a modern industrial state with a formidable military.
China’s path to modernization has, for centuries, gone through my hometown | Yangyang Cheng | June 30, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewOn Sark, horses and carts and feudal traditions still remain strong.
That Silicon Valley is moving away from capitalism toward feudalism, with tech CEOs as feudal lords, and this is a good thing.
Occupying the Throne: Justine Tunney, Neoreactionaries, and the New 1% | Arthur Chu | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut they felt discriminated against by the local political bosses and feudal lords who ran the city.
Altaf Hussain Finally Arrested in London; Can His MQM Be Neutralized? | Bruce Riedel | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf the Last Samurai he said, “They make it look like Japan would not have made it out of the feudal period without Tom Cruise.”
Can ‘Belle’ End Hollywood’s Obsession with the White Savior? | Keli Goff | May 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf that is the case, the new feudal system could shape the evolution of the American class structure for decades to come.
California’s New Feudalism Benefits a Few at the Expense of the Multitude | Joel Kotkin | October 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe object of these scarli is to manifest the popular exultation at the annihilation of feudal tyranny.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsIt indeed brought us near to the spirit and customs of feudal times as we wandered about in the gloom of the deserted apartments.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThe castle was built in 1385 and appears to havePg 285 been intended more as a palatial residence than a feudal fortress.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThe castle, rude and ruinous, shows the work of many centuries, and was really a great fortress rather than a feudal residence.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyAnd the scene continues, weirdly dramatic, like some old romantic tale of feudal days.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer
British Dictionary definitions for feudal (1 of 2)
/ (ˈfjuːdəl) /
of, resembling, relating to, or characteristic of feudalism or its institutions
of, characteristic of, or relating to a fief: Compare allodial
derogatory old-fashioned, reactionary, etc
Origin of feudal
1British Dictionary definitions for feudal (2 of 2)
/ (ˈfjuːdəl) /
of or relating to a feud or quarrel
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