feudˈalism noun

1. The feudal system, a system of social organization prevalent in W Europe in the Middle Ages, in which powerful land-owning lords granted degrees of privilege and protection to lesser subjects holding a range of positions within a rigid social hierarchy
2. A class-conscious social or political system resembling the medieval feudal system

feudˈalist noun

feudalisˈtic adjective

feudalˈity noun

1. The state of being feudal
2. The feudal system

feudalīzāˈtion or feudalīsāˈtion noun

feudˈalize or feudˈalise transitive verb

feudˈally adverb

feudˈary, feodˈary or feudˈatory adjective

Holding lands or power by a feudal tenure (also noun)

feudˈist noun

1. A writer on feuds
2. A person versed in the laws of feudal tenure

the feudal system

Feudalism