feudal

The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 is a fascinating moment because it’s a time when the notion of democracy wasn’t even a twinkle in a feudal servant’s eye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

With no feudal background, America lacked a capital city like London or Paris designed to showcase the arts, so the idea spread across all 50 states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The duchy has its roots in medieval, feudal land ownership, but it has been having something of an image make-over, with an emphasis on social value, such as providing affordable housing and protecting the environment.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

As the etymologist Anatoly Liberman has pointed out, in its earliest forms, haga, hegg and hegge, the word meant “enclosure” or “yard,” especially the residence of a feudal lord.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

The church attempted to patch the holes in the old way of thought, but Aristotle, the geocentric world, and the feudal way of life were all mortally wounded.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife