5 dictionary results for: feudal
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
feu·dal
[fyood-l] Pronunciation Key
[fyood-l] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or like the feudal system, or its political, military, social, and economic structure. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to the Middle Ages. |
| 3. | of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal estate. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to the holding of land in a fief or fee. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| feu·dal
(fyōōd'l) Pronunciation Key
adj.
feu'dal·ly adv. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
feudal
feudal
1614, from M.L. feudalis, from feudum "feudal estate," of Gmc. origin (cf. Goth. faihu "property," O.H.G. fihu "cattle," see fee). Related to M.E. feodary "one who holds lands of an overlord in exchange for service" (1387). Feudalism is a coinage of historians, first attested 1839.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| feudal | |
adjective | |
| of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Feudal
Feu"dal\, a. [F. f['e]odal, or LL. feudalis.]1. Of or pertaining to feuds, fiefs, or feels; as, feudal rights or services; feudal tenures. 2. Consisting of, or founded upon, feuds or fiefs; embracing tenures by military services; as, the feudal system.
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