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The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render military service to the kind or feudal superior; feudal principles and usages.

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  1. n. The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render military service to the kind or feudal superior; feudal principles and usages.
  2. n. the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
  3. The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render military service to the kind or feudal superior; feudal principles and usages.
  4. The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates inland is made dependent upon an obligation to render military serviceto the kind or feudal superior; feudal principles and usages.
  5. n:100 n. the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war