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Webster 1913 Edition
Feudalism
Feu′dal-ism
(fū′dal-ĭz’m)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
féodalisme
.] The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render military service to the king or feudal superior; feudal principles and usages.
Webster 1828 Edition
Feudalism
FEU'DALISM
,Noun.