feudal

as inmedieval

Synonyms for feudal

adj having to do with the middle ages; old

Antonyms for feudal

Word Origin & History

1610s, from Medieval Latin feudalis, from feudum "feudal estate," of Germanic origin (cf. Gothic faihu "property," Old High German fihu "cattle;" see fee). Related to Middle English feodary "one who holds lands of an overlord in exchange for service" (late 14c.).

Example Sentences for feudal

The ancient castles of England were the central feature of feudal society.

He wrote: Feudal anachronisms and atomic power, side by side.

Abolition of feudal forms and tenures.Fight on great landlords.

In feudal times this sea-girt fortress was almost impregnable.

They perceive the materials of the feudal institutions, but they miss the cement.

The main division, the widest gulf, divided the feudal lord and the serf.

That was a matter for his feudal superior and God to settle between them.

Many other feudal magnates had refused to surrender their sovereignty.

Together with the samurais the daimios constituted the feudal nobility.

Some of the forms it assumes are simple and naive, like feudal rights.

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