feudal

«feudal» in Mova's school dictionary: Belonging to the feudal system: the way society was… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Belonging to the feudal system: the way society was organised in medieval Europe, where kings gave land to lords in return for loyalty and soldiers, and peasants worked the land for the lords. tree →

2) (informal) Old-fashioned and unfair, where a few powerful people control many others. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, the feudal system is often drawn as a pyramid: king at the top, then barons and lords, then knights, then peasants or serfs at the bottom. It explains castles, manors and why peasants had few rights. Phrases: «the feudal system», «feudal lord», «feudal society».

examples

• In the feudal system, the king owned all the land. tree →
• The feudal lord let peasants farm his land. tree →
• Knights served their lords in feudal times. tree →
• We drew a feudal pyramid in history. tree →
• Serfs in feudal England could not leave the manor. tree →
• The boss runs the company like a feudal lord. tree →

note

Adjective. Noun: feudalism. Pronounced «FYOO-dal». The pyramid picture is a simplification; the real system varied from place to place and changed over time.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «feudal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.