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feudality

/fjudˈælᵻɾi/ noun

The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.

Word Origin Feudality comes from feud, from Medieval Latin feudum 'fief, estate held from a superior,' which goes back to Proto-Germanic *fehu 'cattle, property, wealth.' So feudalism is literally a system based on property. The same root *peku- gives us fee (payment) and fief. Cattle were wealth!

noun The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution. countable

The feudality of medieval Europe shaped its social and political structures.

(名词) 封建性；封建制度

中世纪欧洲的封建制度塑造了其社会和政治结构。

(sustantivo) El estado o cualidad de ser feudal; forma o constitución feudal.

El carácter feudal de la Europa medieval dio forma a sus estructuras sociales y políticas.

(nom) féodalité; caractère féodal; régime féodal; système féodal [Caractère ou qualité de ce qui est féodal ; système ou régime féodal.]

La feudality de l'Europe médiévale a façonné ses structures sociales et politiques.

(Substantiv) Feudalismus; Lehnswesen [der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, feudal organisiert zu sein; die feudale Struktur oder Verfassung]

Die **feudality** des mittelalterlichen Europas prägte dessen soziale und politische Ordnung.

(名詞) 封建的であること; 封建制度の質や状態

中世ヨーロッパの封建制は、その社会構造と政治構造を形作った。

(substantivo) feudalidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser feudal; forma ou constituição feudal; feudalidade.]

A feudalidade da Europa medieval moldou suas estruturas sociais e políticas.

Synonyms: feudalism feudal system vassalage serfdom manorialism Antonyms: democracy capitalism modernity
Word parts: feud + al + ity

Related words

feud feudal feudalism feudalist feudalistic

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