feudalism
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He denounced what he called "feudalism" that has taken root in the Central European country of nearly 10 million people.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
It continued in both domestic and competitive forms with the help of the wheelbarrow, which arrived in the Middle Ages, presumably along with feudalism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
How did that idea confront the claims of founders like Thomas Jefferson that they were getting rid of feudalism entirely?
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024
“We talked a lot about feudalism and Andy being like a king,” DiGerlando says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023
Jefferson's version of a classless American society was therefore a pipe dream, because the source of the problem was not European feudalism but human nature itself.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing feudalism
Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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