feudal
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or like the feudal system, or its political, military, social, and economic structure.
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of or relating to the Middle Ages.
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of, relating to, or of the nature of a fief or fee.
a feudal estate.
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of or relating to the holding of land in a fief or fee.
adjective
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of, resembling, relating to, or characteristic of feudalism or its institutions
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of, characteristic of, or relating to a fief Compare allodial
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derogatory old-fashioned, reactionary, etc
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antifeudal adjective
- feudally adverb
- nonfeudal adjective
- nonfeudally adverb
- prefeudal adjective
- quasi-feudal adjective
- quasi-feudally adverb
- unfeudal adjective
- unfeudally adverb
Etymology
Origin of feudal
From the Medieval Latin word feudālis, dating back to 1605–15. See feud 2, -al 1
Example Sentences
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In the days since he announced it—anonymously—Kauffman has been accused of having a “peasant feudal lord mindset” and satirizing the city’s posture toward the tech industry and its leaders.
She urged the government to "honour that commitment it made to leaseholders" to "end the feudal leasehold system".
From BBC
Ample opportunity exists for anybody to advance in this feudal system, provided that person can impress the right nobility.
From Salon
Developed by British studio Creative Assembly, Total War has sold more than 35 million copies since its launch 25 years ago, with instalments set in ancient Rome, feudal Japan and ancient Egypt.
From BBC
The 19th century gave us Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” about an American who finds himself in feudal England.
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