Meaning Of The Word Feudalism

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feudalism
uncountable noun: Feudalism was a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return.

feudalism in American English
the economic, political, and social system in medieval Europe, in which land, worked by serfs who were bound to it, was held by vassals in exchange for military and other services given to overlords
noun: the feudal system, or its principles and practices

feudalism in British English
noun: the legal and social system that evolved in W Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries, in which vassals were protected and maintained by their lords, usually through the granting of fiefs, and were required to serve under them in war

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