feudal
Example Sentences
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China says its intervention ended "backward feudal serfdom" and denied wrongdoing.
From Reuters
China denies wrongdoing there and says its intervention ended "backward feudal serfdom."
From Reuters
My Sora friends were living at the tail end of a feudal regime that placed them in unremitting poverty and humiliation.
From Scientific American
Japan appears modern on the surface, but values about family and women are rooted in feudal practices.
From Seattle Times
The book, about a rebellious teen girl living in the English feudal system of 1290, has been beloved by readers for nearly three decades.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
