feudal+tenant

  • 101Mansell — This famous surname has three possible origins, two French and one English. The first, and most likely, being a French locational name from the Olde French Mansel given to an inhabitant of Maine (North West France) or its capital Le Mans. In… …

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  • 102Maunsell — This famous surname has three possible origins, two French and one English. The first, and most likely, being a French locational name from the Olde French Mansel given to an inhabitant of Maine (North West France) or its capital Le Mans. In… …

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  • 103vassal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. liege, liegeman; thrall, bondman, subject; [feudal] tenant, serf. See servant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. thrall, serf, bondman; see servant , slave 1 …

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  • 104fealty — [ fi:əlti] noun historical a feudal tenant s or vassal s sworn loyalty to a lord. Origin ME: from OFr. feau(l)te, fealte, from L. fidelitas (see fidelity) …

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  • 105villein — [ vɪlən, eɪn] noun (in medieval England) a feudal tenant entirely subject to a lord or manor to whom he paid dues and services in return for land. Origin ME: var. of villain …

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  • 106vassal — n. 1. Feudatory, feudal tenant. 2. Subject, dependant, retainer. 3. Servant, bondman, slave …

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  • 107fine — I [[t]faɪn[/t]] adj. fin•er, fin•est, 1) of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade; excellent: fine wine[/ex] 2) consisting of minute particles: fine sand[/ex] 3) very thin; slender: fine thread[/ex] 4) keen; sharp, as a tool 5)… …

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  • 108man — off man [[t]mæn[/t]] n. pl. men, 1) an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman 2) pal pan a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex 3) bio the human individual as …

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  • 109relief — I re•lief [[t]rɪˈlif[/t]] n. 1) alleviation of or deliverance from pain, distress, anxiety, oppression, etc 2) a feeling of comfort or ease caused by such alleviation or deliverance 3) gov money, food, or other help given to those in poverty or… …

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  • 110verge — I [[t]vɜrdʒ[/t]] n. v. verged, verg•ing 1) the limit beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown[/ex] 2) the edge or margin of something: the verge of a desert[/ex] 3) a limiting belt, strip, or border of… …

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