feudal court
Medieval noble's hall
A feudal court was a judicial assembly in medieval Europe where a lord administered justice over his vassals and tenants.
These courts handled disputes about land tenure, inheritance, and obligations owed between lords and their subordinates.
The lord or his representative presided, but vassals often served as judges of their peers.
Feudal courts operated at multiple levels, from local manorial courts settling peasant matters to royal courts where powerful nobles answered to the king.
- lord of the manorFeudal estate holder
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- trial by combatLegal battle to death
- trial by ordealGuilt determined through suffering
- vassalageSubordination to a lord
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Body reviewing legislative validity
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Monarch's official household
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