Vocabulary Entry

feudal

|adjective • noun

adjective

Relating to a social system that existed in medieval Europe, characterized by the exchange of land for service.

Example Sentences

"The feudal system placed power in the hands of local lords."

"He studied the feudal hierarchies that defined medieval society."

"Feudal obligations often required vassals to serve their lords in battle."

noun

Example Sentences

"The feudal was marked by a strict hierarchy among the nobility."

"In the feudal, peasants worked the land in exchange for protection."

"The decline of the feudal led to the rise of centralized monarchies."