Feudal+lord
51feudal land tenure — System by which land was held by tenants from lords. In England and France, the king was lord paramount and master of the realm. He granted land to his lords, who granted land to their vassals and so on down to the occupying tenant. Tenures were… …
52lord — lord1 W2S3 [lo:d US lo:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: hlaford, from hlaf bread + weard keeper ] 1.) also Lord a man who has a rank in the ↑aristocracy, especially in Britain, or his title →↑lady ▪ Lord Salisbu …
53lord — /lɔd / (say lawd) noun 1. someone who has dominion over others; a master, chief, or ruler. 2. someone who exercises authority from property rights; an owner or possessor of land, houses, etc. 3. a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor. 4. a… …
54lord in gross — In feudal law, he who is lord, not by reason of any manor, but as the king in respect of his crown, etc. Very lord is he who is immediate lord to his tenant; and very tenant, he who holds immediately of that lord. So that, where there is lord… …
55lord in gross — In feudal law, he who is lord, not by reason of any manor, but as the king in respect of his crown, etc. Very lord is he who is immediate lord to his tenant; and very tenant, he who holds immediately of that lord. So that, where there is lord… …
56lord — [[t]lɔrd[/t]] n. 1) a person who has authority, control, or power over others; master or ruler 2) a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc 3) a person who is a leader or has great influence in a… …
57Feudal Levy — The army available to a lord resulting from the obligations to field a number of knights and men at arms in exchange for the land and it’s income. This military service was the mainstay of medieval forces until the middle of the 14th century,… …
58Lord Paramount — Paramount (derived from the Anglo French word paramont , which means up above , or par a mont , meaning up or on top of the mountain ), is the highest authority, or that being of the greatest importance. The word was first used as a term of… …
59lord — 1 noun 1 (C) a man who has a rank in the aristocracy, especially in Britain, or his title: Lord Hailsham compare lady (7) 2 (C) a man in medieval Europe who was very powerful and owned a lot of land: the feudal lords 3 my lord used to address a… …
60feudal system — The system of feuds. A political and social system which prevailed throughout Europe during the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, and is supposed to have grown out of the peculiar usages and policy of the Teutonic nations who overran… …
