manorialism
[muh-nawr-ee-uh-liz-uh m, -nohr-]
- the manorial organization, or its principles and practices in the Middle Ages.
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Origin of manorialism
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Manorialism has this advantage: it can make the most of the ox.
Domesday Book and BeyondFrederic William Maitland
In that case the common fields, the hides and yard-lands of the village are not the creatures of manorialism.
Domesday Book and BeyondFrederic William Maitland
Therefore the aspect of German manorialism is more confused and heterogeneous than that of the French or English systems.
The main lines of German manorialism are not radically different from those of France and England.