feudal

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

When gunpowder arrived and the emerging nation-states rendered obsolete the old art of war dominated by feudal lords entrenched in their castles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Baelor, a politician and a feudal dynast, might understand on some level that by fighting with Dunk, he is, in his own way, upholding the dignity of the crown and keeping the commoners placated.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026

The antiunion coalfields of West Virginia came close to the feudal systems of the Middle Ages, where the lower classes worked for landowners and remained indebted to them for life.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell