feudal system

1. 1.

   the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

   Synonymsfeudalism

   Broadersocial organization

Questions about feudal system

What does feudal system mean?

feudal system means "the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war".

What is another word for feudal system?

Close synonyms include feudalism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is feudal system a common word?

feudal system is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.