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feudalist

feudalist

1 9.0
A person who holds power or supports a system ruled by local lords
  • noun
  • /ˈfjuːdəlist/
translation icon : feudalista
  • The takers are in control at the expense of the makers and genuine defenders of the Constitution; the rule of law in the USA instead of the rule of the New Feudalists.

Examples

  • We are now united by a common enemy, rule by neo-feudalists and their government-funded, faux media spokesmouths.

    Blog text (32)

  • The tenure system is essentially feudalist rather than capitalist in character.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The corporatists funding the Teabaggers are betting they can ride this tiger to a corporate feudalist America.

    Blog text (20)

  • The liberation from feudalist society has led human beings into the neoliberal straightjacket of spontaneous order, which subjugates everybody.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Not only will the various scattered feudalist gangs be forced to push in their horns, but also the urban-based democratic parties of intellectuals will have to give precedence to them and agree to sit down with them at the negotiating table.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Global neo-feudalists and their financiers, thieves all, capture the neo-Marxists of the vapid left and many tycoon transnationalists of the old world right.

    Blog text (1)

  • Many historians argue that modern politics is influenced by the beliefs of feudalist thinkers.

  • In discussions about power dynamics, he often refers to corporate leaders as contemporary feudalist figures.

  • The novel portrays a society governed by feudalist ideals, where a few wealthy individuals hold all the power.

Synonyms

feudal lord
vsfeudalist
2 9.5

A rich, powerful man who holds land from the king and gives soldiers to the king

is a supporter or believer in the system rather than a landholding ruler
feudatory
vsfeudalist
9.9

A person who holds land and owes loyalty and service to a lord

is a supporter or associate of the system rather than a landholder
liege subject
vsfeudalist
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who owes loyalty and service to a lord in medieval times

is a supporter or believer in the system rather than a holder of land
liegeman
vsfeudalist
  • Archaic
9.9

A man who promises to serve and be loyal to a lord

is a supporter or ally of the system rather than a direct servant

Surface Forms

feudalist singular
feudalists plural

Morphology

feudalist = feudal (transparent) = feudal + ist

The noun is formed by adding the productive agentive suffix '-ist' to 'feudal', yielding 'a person who supports or is associated with feudalism'.

Etymology

Feudalist comes from an old word feud meaning 'land given for service' and is related to fee meaning 'payment'. So a feudalist is a person who supports or takes part in a system where lords control land and people owe loyalty and work.