feudalism

feu·dal·ism (fyo̵̅o̅d′'l iz′əm)

noun

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
a society organized like that in medieval Europe

feu′·dal·ist noun feu′·dal·is′·tic adjective

Converse of object

call: Rome was the apex of a pyramid called Feudalism.
fel: The weapons with which the bourgeoisie felled feudalism to the ground are now turned against the bourgeoisie itself.
see: This arrangement, called feudalism, became the basic political and military system of Europe for the next 400 years ( see FEUDALISM ).
abolish: The purpose of the French Revolution was to abolish feudalism in order to establish capitalism.
introduce: Feudalism was introduced in England in 1066 following the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest Who was responsible for introducing feudalism in England?
end: History had given the emerging capitalist class the task of ending feudalism.

Adjective modifier

Western: Feudal Culture & Society With a few exceptions, the society and culture of the EH world is that of Western European Feudalism.
medieval: Thus began the Norman occupation which was to replace much of Irish tribal society with medieval feudalism.
corporate: The fight against corporate feudalism is not restricted to North America.
European: These were the powerful effects during the decline of European feudalism.
bastard: What is already developing is the takeover of democratic society by a form of bastard feudalism.
English: His aim was to base a Marxist interpretation of English feudalism on research in the archives on the primary sources.

Modifies a noun

pyramid: Powerful barons aspired to be King - and the Medieval history of the Middle Ages under the feudalism pyramid describes such coups.

Noun used with modifier

information: Contents: 1 Introduction: Why ' information feudalism ' ?

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