feudal system
the political, military, and social system in medieval Europe, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal.
a system of political, economic, and social organization similar to the system in the Middle Ages: The emancipation of the serfs in 1861 under Alexander II signaled the end of the feudal system in Russia.
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If 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 BEASTJudged in this way, I think the feudal system existed before the Norman Conquest.
Landholding In England | Joseph FisherUnder the feudal system, the land was held in trust and burdened with the support of the soldiery.
Landholding In England | Joseph FisherUnder the feudal system the rent was of two classes—personal service or money; the latter was considered base tenure.
Landholding In England | Joseph FisherCoincidentally, the multitudinous barons had gradually built up the feudal system.
Invention | Bradley A. Fiske
Nothing could have happened more effectually to loosen the rigors of the feudal system.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John Lord
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