manorialism
noun
ma·no·ri·al·ism mə-ˈnȯr-ə-ˌli-zəm 
: a system of economic, social, and political organization based on the medieval manor (see manor sense 2a) in which a lord enjoyed a variety of rights over land and tenants
The combined impact of a money economy and the colonization movement allowed the peasants to escape from the servile dues and services of the old manorialism.
Norman F. Cantor
Norman F. Cantor
Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
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