feudalism

Feudalism — Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century), in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe political system composed of a set of reciprocal legal and military obligations among the warrior nobility, revolving… …   Wikipedia

Feudalism — • The source of feudalism rises from an intermingling of barbarian usage and Roman law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Feudalism     Feudalism      …   Catholic encyclopedia

feudalism — n. A social, economic, and governmental system common in medieval Europe, under which nobles gave land to vassals who fought for them, and peasants farmed the land and gave much of their produce to their lords, who in return gave them protection …   Law dictionary

feudalism — noun феодализм …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Feudalism — Feu dal*ism (f[=u] dal*[i^]z m), n. [Cf. F. f[ e]odalisme.] The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render military service to the king or feudal superior; feudal principles and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

feudalism — 1> феодализм, феодальный строй …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

feudalism — feudalist, n. feudalistic, adj. /fyoohd l iz euhm/, n. the feudal system, or its principles and practices. [1830 40; FEUDAL1 + ISM] * * * Term that emerged in the 17th century that has been used to describe economic, legal, political, social, and …   Universalium

feudalism — ˈfju:dəlɪzm сущ. феодализм феодализм, феодальный строй feudalism феодализм …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

feudalism — noun Date: circa 1818 1. the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Feudalism — A term of tortuous elusiveness. Broadly, the word is used of the system of land holding, administration and relations between vassal and lord in England after 1066. At its heart is the assumption that everyone had a lord, from the lowliest… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

Feudalism —    In the Low Countries (Holland, Flanders, Brabant, and Gelderland), feudalism was weakened through the process of in dependence gained by the counts and dukes in the late Middle Ages. This process was stimulated by the state formation and… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands