manorial system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of manorial system
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The manorial system was in fact a combination of large farming by the lords, and small farming by the tenants.
From A Short History of English Agriculture by W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts) Curtler
It also accelerated the break-up of the manorial system.
From A Short History of English Agriculture by W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts) Curtler
The relation of free tenancies to the manorial system turns out to be a complex one.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
The failure of the expedition into Ohmi meant the utter impossibility of the restoration of the courtiers' prestige and the approach of the total disappearance of the manorial system from the islands of Japan.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara
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 Paul Vinogradoff
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