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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024feu•dal•ism /ˈfyudəlˌɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- World Historythe political, military, and social system of the Middle Ages in Western Europe, based on the work done by peasants for a landowner who gives protection in return.
feu•dal•is•tic, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024feu•dal•ism (fyo̅o̅d′l iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - World Historythe feudal system, or its principles and practices.
feu′dal•ist, n. feu′dal•is′tic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: feudalism /ˈfjuːdəˌlɪzəm/ n - Also called: feudal system the legal and social system that evolved in W Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries, in which vassals were protected and maintained by their lords, usually through the granting of fiefs, and were required to serve under them in war
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