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feudalism

feudalism

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A system in medieval Europe in which lords give land to people who fight for them in return for loyalty
  • noun
  • /ˈfjuːdəlɪzəm/
translation icon : feudalismo
  • The days of feudalism are over and done with; the era of progress and independent thought is at hand.
  • feudalism versus capitalism
  • transition from feudalism
  • slavery to feudalism

So Mark is talking about what made capitalism different from feudalism and why capitalism.

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Examples

  • The theory should predict that feudalism fell because the serfs had enough.

  • The point is, in the olden days, like say under feudalism, I would know the guy in the village who made these sausages.

  • We do not have to accept capitalism any more than we had to accept feudalism.

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  • The disintegration of feudalism ushered in the advent of smallholder farming.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The stages of human experience evolve from primitive communism to feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism, and finally, to communism.

    Academic text (1996)

  • China then abolished feudalism and serfdom and instituted communes in agricultural and pastoral areas.

    Academic text (1998)

  • By the end of the 14th century, feudalism was no longer a force in most of Europe.

  • But there was indeed a solid substructure of feudalism in the American colonies.

  • The disintegration of feudalism ushered in the advent of smallholder farming.

Synonyms

feudal system
vsfeudalism
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A way of organizing society in the Middle Ages where lords give land and protection to knights who serve them

focuses on granting land in exchange for military service and loyalty

Surface Forms

feudalism singular
feudalisms plural

Morphology

feudalism = feudal (transparent) = feudal + ism

Standard nominal formation: '-ism' creates a system/ideology noun from the adjective 'feudal', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Feudalism comes from a medieval word fief, also written feodum, that meant 'land given for service'. In the Middle Ages a lord gave a vassal land in return for loyalty and military help, so feudalism describes this land-for-service social system.