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# feudal

adjective

«feudal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/#m1)
2. (informal) Old-fashioned and unfair, where a few powerful people control many others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/#x1)
- The feudal lord let peasants farm his land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/#x2)
- Knights served their lords in feudal times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/#x3)
- We drew a feudal pyramid in history. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/#x4)
- Serfs in feudal England could not leave the manor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/#x5)
- The boss runs the company like a feudal lord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «feudal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«feudal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feudal.html) on Mova free.