FEUDALISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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 ("feudalism" 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)

Derivation:

feudal; feudalistic (of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism)

feudalize (bring (a country or people) under feudalism)