Feudal
adjective
Related to feudal system, a social system in Middle Ages based on ownership of land.
The feudal lord held a lot of power and influence over his subjects
Often appears as...
- feudal system
- feudal lord
adjective
Outdated or old-fashioned, especially in relation to an oppressive system or power structures.
The company's feudal management structure was seen as a hindrance to its growth
Often appears as...
- feudal mentality
- feudal practices
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Disapproving
adjective
Related to feudal system, a social system in Middle Ages based on ownership of land.
The feudal lord held a lot of power and influence over his subjects
Often appears as...
- feudal system
- feudal lord
adjective
Outdated or old-fashioned, especially in relation to an oppressive system or power structures.
The company's feudal management structure was seen as a hindrance to its growth
Often appears as...
- feudal mentality
- feudal practices
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Used when discussing historical periods, especially when describing social hierarchies and land ownership in those times.
Feudal customs were prevalent during the Middle Ages.
Pro Tip 2/3Land and Power
Emphasizes the relationship between land ownership and power in the feudal system.
Feudal serfs worked the land that belonged to the lords.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Contemporary
Indicates that the feudal system is from a past era and not used in modern governance or society.
Feudal monarchies are studied in history classes.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Used when discussing historical periods, especially when describing social hierarchies and land ownership in those times.
Feudal customs were prevalent during the Middle Ages.
Pro Tip 2/3Land and Power
Emphasizes the relationship between land ownership and power in the feudal system.
Feudal serfs worked the land that belonged to the lords.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Contemporary
Indicates that the feudal system is from a past era and not used in modern governance or society.
Feudal monarchies are studied in history classes.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Used when discussing historical periods, especially when describing social hierarchies and land ownership in those times.
Feudal customs were prevalent during the Middle Ages.
Pro Tip 2/3Land and Power
Emphasizes the relationship between land ownership and power in the feudal system.
Feudal serfs worked the land that belonged to the lords.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Contemporary
Indicates that the feudal system is from a past era and not used in modern governance or society.
Feudal monarchies are studied in history classes.
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Is the world getting...
Yet the world has never been more democratic than it has been in the past decade, with two-thirds of the world's people living in democracies. Homicide rates plunge whenever anarchy and the code of vendetta are replaced by the rule of law. It happened when feudal Europe was brought under the control of centralized kingdoms,
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What makes the Great...
winds its way through the countryside of China with a history almost as long and serpentine as the structure. The Great Wall began as multiple walls of rammed earth built by individual feudal states during the Chunqiu period to protect against nomadic raiders north of China and each other.
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History vs. Napoleon...
from a chaotic patchwork of fragmented feudal and religious territories into efficient, modern, and secular nation states where the people held more power and rights than ever before." "Should we also thank him for the rise of nationalism and the massive increase in army sizes?
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China's Warrior King PIPE...
the old feudal order with its concepts of honor and mercy had passed into history chins officers and promotion to success on the battlefield not through family status bring me the head of an enemy soldier and you will advance by one rank that was the maximum by which
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What caused the French...
the feudal system was abolished. The Assembly's Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed a radical idea for the time -- that individual rights and freedoms were fundamental to human nature and government existed only to protect them.
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Why your doctor should...
and I hoped that we'd slow the spread of the virus. I was aware that socially marginalized populations were at disproportionate risk of getting and dying of AIDS. And on the sugar plantations, which really more closely resembled feudal fiefdoms
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Why should you read...
where humanity rules the stars in a giant feudal empire. This medieval motif goes beyond just the government. Unlike most interstellar sci-fi, Herbert's humans conquered the stars without any computers. Following an ancient war with robots,
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Why should you read...
which takes place in feudal Japan, and a modernized version called "Scotland, PA," in which Macbeth and his rivals are managers of competing fast food restaurants. No matter the presentation, questions of morality, politics,
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Africa’s rhyming history...
or three they are drawn from the sixteenth century from the nineteenth century and from the twentieth the first case is the encounter between two medieval period feudal style teams one was Portugal the other was the kingdom
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History vs. Vladimir...
"And replaced by something worse. The factory bosses treated the people far worse than their former feudal landlords. And unlike the landlords, they were always there. Russian workers toiled for eleven hours a day
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Is the world getting...
Yet the world has never been more democratic than it has been in the past decade, with two-thirds of the world's people living in democracies. Homicide rates plunge whenever anarchy and the code of vendetta are replaced by the rule of law. It happened when feudal Europe was brought under the control of centralized kingdoms,
Video examples
What makes the Great...
winds its way through the countryside of China with a history almost as long and serpentine as the structure. The Great Wall began as multiple walls of rammed earth built by individual feudal states during the Chunqiu period to protect against nomadic raiders north of China and each other.
Video examples
History vs. Napoleon...
from a chaotic patchwork of fragmented feudal and religious territories into efficient, modern, and secular nation states where the people held more power and rights than ever before." "Should we also thank him for the rise of nationalism and the massive increase in army sizes?
Video examples
China's Warrior King PIPE...
the old feudal order with its concepts of honor and mercy had passed into history chins officers and promotion to success on the battlefield not through family status bring me the head of an enemy soldier and you will advance by one rank that was the maximum by which
Video examples
What caused the French...
the feudal system was abolished. The Assembly's Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed a radical idea for the time -- that individual rights and freedoms were fundamental to human nature and government existed only to protect them.
Video examples
Why your doctor should...
and I hoped that we'd slow the spread of the virus. I was aware that socially marginalized populations were at disproportionate risk of getting and dying of AIDS. And on the sugar plantations, which really more closely resembled feudal fiefdoms
Video examples
Why should you read...
where humanity rules the stars in a giant feudal empire. This medieval motif goes beyond just the government. Unlike most interstellar sci-fi, Herbert's humans conquered the stars without any computers. Following an ancient war with robots,
Video examples
Why should you read...
which takes place in feudal Japan, and a modernized version called "Scotland, PA," in which Macbeth and his rivals are managers of competing fast food restaurants. No matter the presentation, questions of morality, politics,
Video examples
Africa’s rhyming history...
or three they are drawn from the sixteenth century from the nineteenth century and from the twentieth the first case is the encounter between two medieval period feudal style teams one was Portugal the other was the kingdom
Video examples
History vs. Vladimir...
"And replaced by something worse. The factory bosses treated the people far worse than their former feudal landlords. And unlike the landlords, they were always there. Russian workers toiled for eleven hours a day
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Ram Gopal Varma
Indian Director
First of all, 'Sarkar' is not an underworld film. It's about a man at the head of a feudal set-up in the middle of a cosmopolitan city, where he almost runs a parallel government largely due to his personal charisma. And the film is about his friends and enemies and his family.
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Chris Roberson
American Author
So many of the fantasy stories I encountered growing up were set in worlds that were largely modelled on medieval Europe in one way or another. Lots of white folks in feudal societies, castles and kings, that kind of thing.
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Jagapathi Babu
Indian Actor
I have played a terrorist in 'Goodachari,' a feudal lord in 'Rangasthalam' and a factionist in 'AS.' The variations in all these characters are so different. It's only because of my directors that this was possible.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Irish Poet
With the advent of chivalry, the art of boxing waned. The evolution of feudal aristocracy, with other and widely different exercises, pastimes and weapons from those of the common people, made boxing unfashionable.
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Horatio Alger
American Author
Thus the castle of each feudal chieftain became a school of chivalry, into which any noble youth, whose parents were from poverty unable to educate him to the art of war, was readily received.
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John Singleton
American Director
There's this guy: his name, Sedik Ali. He's like the African Kurosawa. You know how Kurosawa does stuff from feudal Japan? This guy does the feudal system of Africa.
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Mark Leibovich
American Journalist
Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class.
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Heather Brooke
American Journalist
Britain's legal structure is basically the same as in feudal times: laws are written for the elite.
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Brian Cox
Actor
The problem is that the U.K. in essence is a feudal society. It's everyone in their place.
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Arun Jaitley
Indian Politician
I think the Indian media suffers from a feudal mindset.
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Ram Gopal Varma
Indian Director
First of all, 'Sarkar' is not an underworld film. It's about a man at the head of a feudal set-up in the middle of a cosmopolitan city, where he almost runs a parallel government largely due to his personal charisma. And the film is about his friends and enemies and his family.
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Chris Roberson
American Author
So many of the fantasy stories I encountered growing up were set in worlds that were largely modelled on medieval Europe in one way or another. Lots of white folks in feudal societies, castles and kings, that kind of thing.
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Jagapathi Babu
Indian Actor
I have played a terrorist in 'Goodachari,' a feudal lord in 'Rangasthalam' and a factionist in 'AS.' The variations in all these characters are so different. It's only because of my directors that this was possible.
Quote examples
John Boyle O'Reilly
Irish Poet
With the advent of chivalry, the art of boxing waned. The evolution of feudal aristocracy, with other and widely different exercises, pastimes and weapons from those of the common people, made boxing unfashionable.
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Horatio Alger
American Author
Thus the castle of each feudal chieftain became a school of chivalry, into which any noble youth, whose parents were from poverty unable to educate him to the art of war, was readily received.
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John Singleton
American Director
There's this guy: his name, Sedik Ali. He's like the African Kurosawa. You know how Kurosawa does stuff from feudal Japan? This guy does the feudal system of Africa.
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Mark Leibovich
American Journalist
Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class.
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Heather Brooke
American Journalist
Britain's legal structure is basically the same as in feudal times: laws are written for the elite.
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Brian Cox
Actor
The problem is that the U.K. in essence is a feudal society. It's everyone in their place.
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Arun Jaitley
Indian Politician
I think the Indian media suffers from a feudal mindset.
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