feudal

Example Sentences

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In the days since he announced it—anonymously—Kauffman has been accused of having a “peasant feudal lord mindset” and satirizing the city’s posture toward the tech industry and its leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

She urged the government to "honour that commitment it made to leaseholders" to "end the feudal leasehold system".

From BBC • Jan. 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

But there are significant differences between then and now: Under the feudal system, the lord had, in principle, certain obligations to peasants in addition to his right to command them.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

The Fellini-esque quartet spoke in an arcane language and made references to people with feudal titles who lived centuries ago.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady