manorial system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of manorial system
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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It may be asked, in conclusion, why a Frankish form should be found prevalent in the customary arrangement of the English manorial system?
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Gradually a change came over them, and we find the manorial system in vogue.
From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
Side by side with the village community system there was a separate development of individual ownership and tillage, which developed into the manorial system.
From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)
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 practice the manorial system implied that freedom of movement and choice of occupation scarcely existed.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William
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