Feudal+lord
71lord and vassal — In the feudal system, the grantor, who retained the dominion or ultimate property, was called the lord, and the grantee, who had only the use or possession, was called the vassal or feudatory …
72lord and vassal — In the feudal system, the grantor, who retained the dominion or ultimate property, was called the lord, and the grantee, who had only the use or possession, was called the vassal or feudatory …
73feudal system — the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal. [1770 80] * * * …
74Lord of the Manor — noun A feudal title of the hereditary proprietor of a manor in manorialism; now largely ceremonial …
75Feudal incidents — Modern term for the various obligations of a man who held land by knight service. These incidents provided a large part of any lord s income, great or small. Cf. Aids; Contenement; Primer seisin; Relief …
76feudal system — feu′dal sys tem n. why the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal • Etymology: 1770–80 …
77feudal system — /ˈfjudl sɪstəm/ (say fyoohdl sistuhm) noun the organisation in Europe during the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee, and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal …
78lord — A member of the British peerage; a feudal proprietor; an official title …
79lord of the manor — the owner of a manor house (formerly the master of a feudal manor) …
80mesne lord — noun a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord • Hypernyms: ↑Lord, ↑noble, ↑nobleman * * * noun Etymology: translation of Anglo French seignior mesne, seignor mesne English law : a lord who holds land of a… …
