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FEUDAL SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
Synonyms:
feudal system; feudalism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("feudal system" is a kind of...):
social organisation; social organization; social structure; social system; structure (the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships)