- feudality
- noun (plural -ties) Date: 1790 1. the quality or state of being feudal 2. a feudal holding, domain, or concentration of power
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feudality
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Feudality — Feu*dal i*ty, n. [Cf. F. f[ e]odalit[ e].] The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feudality — [fyo͞o dal′ə tē] n. pl. feudalities [Fr feodalité] 1. the quality or state of being feudal 2. a feudal holding or estate; fief … English World dictionary
feudality — /fyooh dal i tee/, n., pl. feudalities. 1. the state or quality of being feudal. 2. the principles and practices of feudalism. 3. a fief or fee. [1695 1705; FEUDAL + ITY; r. feodality < F féodalité] * * * … Universalium
feudality — feu·dal·i·ty || fjuË dælÉ™tɪ n. quality of being feudal; principles of feudalism; feudal system … English contemporary dictionary
feudality — noun archaic the principles and practice of the feudal system … English new terms dictionary
feudality — feu·dal·i·ty … English syllables
feudality — feu•dal•i•ty [[t]fyuˈdæl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) why the state or quality of being feudal 2) why a fief or fee • Etymology: 1695–1705; < F féodalité … From formal English to slang
feudality — /fjuˈdæləti/ (say fyooh daluhtee) noun (plural feudalities) 1. the state or quality of being feudal. 2. the principles and practices of feudalism. 3. a fief or fee …
feudality — n. (pl. ies) 1 the feudal system or its principles. 2 a feudal holding, a fief. Etymology: F feacuteodaliteacute f. feacuteodal (as FEUDAL) … Useful english dictionary
Nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary — The front page of the Tripartitum, the law book summarizing the privileges of the nobility in the kingdom The origin of the nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary can be traced to the Magyar conquest of Pannonia in the 9th century, and it developed… … Wikipedia
