manorial system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of manorial system
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Gradually a change came over them, and we find the manorial system in vogue.
From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
In the thirteenth century the manorial system may be said to have been in its zenith; the description therefore of Cuxham Manor in Oxfordshire at that date is of special interest.
From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)
Once more we are shown the practical importance of the manorial system in fashioning the state of the peasantry.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Cf. also Sir Anthony Fitzherbert and the account of the manorial system of farming in England in Prothero's English Farming Past and Present.
From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Harrison, Fairfax
In Maryland the old manorial system had long been dying a natural death through the encroachments of the patriarchal system of slavery.
From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John
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