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feudatory

[fyoo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

noun

a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.

a fief or fee.

adjective

(of a kingdom or state) under the overlordship of another sovereign or state.

(of a feudal estate) holding or held by feudal tenure.

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Origin:
1585–95; < Medieval Latin feudā(tor) fief-holder (see feud², -ator) + -tory¹, -tory²)

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feudatory (ˈfjuːdətərɪ, (in feudal Europe) -trɪ)

—n
1.	a person holding a fief; vassal

—*adj*
2.	relating to or characteristic of the relationship between lord and vassal
3.	(esp of a kingdom) under the overlordship of another sovereign

[C16: from Medieval Latin feudātor]

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