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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
Related Forms:
- feudalist feu′·dal·ist noun
- feudalistic feu′·dal·is′·tic adjective
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