feudalism

English Thesaurus

1. the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war (noun.group)

hypernym	:	social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure,
definition	:	the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships (noun.group)

derivation	:	feudalize,
definition	:	bring (a country or people) under feudalism (verb.change)

derivation	:	feudal, feudalistic,
definition	:	of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism (adj.pert)

derivation	:	feudalize,
definition	:	bring (a country or people) under feudalism (verb.change)

derivation	:	feudal, feudalistic,
definition	:	of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism (adj.pert)