feudal

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The 19th century gave us Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” about an American who finds himself in feudal England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

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 director describes the island's feudal way of life as deceptively safe but ultimately regressive – something Spike comes to realise.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

It was the imperial dream of a feudal age that made men enslave others.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright