Feudal
Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːdəl/
Feudal (adj)
- Relating to a medieval system where lords owned land and people worked for them in return for protection.
- Involving power based on personal loyalty and promises between rulers and their supporters.
- Used to describe a society or organization with strict ranks and unfair control by those at the top.
Examples
- In feudal times, lords owned land and protected their workers.
- The feudal system kept peasants working for lords in exchange for safety.
Feudal (adjective)
Examples
- The feudal system shaped how land was owned and worked.
- In a feudal land system, lords controlled land and peasants worked it.