feudal
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“There’s a desire in Rhaenyra, I think we’ve seen on repeat, to actually dismantle some of the feudal hierarchy and actually to say to her subjects, ‘You and I are the same,’” says D’Arcy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 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
Every spring, Ellison throws a cherry blossom festival party for his friends at his Japanese-style feudal estate in Woodside, Calif.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
Had they come, as representatives of the feudal overlord—the Landlord—ao as to make an assessment for the next scutage?
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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