feudalised
Imposed vassal system
Feudalised is the British spelling of feudalized, the past tense of feudalize—to organize according to the feudal system, where land ownership created hierarchies of lords and vassals.
More commonly used figuratively to describe anything made rigidly hierarchical or dependent on patronage: The industry had become feudalised, with a few powerful studios controlling everything.
Subordination to a lord
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- overlordSupreme feudal superior
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
homage · knight-service · demesne · seigneurial · investiture · tithe · allegiance · dominion
Titled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- baronyAristocratic territorial holding
- duchyNoble-ruled territory
- marquisateDomain of a marquis
gentry · patrician · seigneur · chivalry · heraldry · coat of arms · duke · count
Landed aristocratic residence
- tenureProtected employment status
- demesneLord's private estate
- knight's feeLand granted for military service
- freeholdPermanent property title
enclosure · seigniory · entailment · primogeniture · glebe · bailiwick · estate · landholding
Feudal tenant bondage
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- peasantryRural working class
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- tenantryRenters as a group
subjugation · tillage · yeomanry · obligation · thralldom · manumission · unfree · bound labor
Medieval estate labor system
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- tournamentsOrganized competitive series
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
pageantry · seneschal · bailiff · keep · stronghold · fortification
vassalage
Subordination to a lord
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- overlordSupreme feudal superior
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
fealty · homage · knight-service · demesne · seigneurial · investiture · tithe · allegiance · dominion · subjection
nobility
Titled ruling class
marquisate · gentry · patrician · seigneur · chivalry · heraldry · coat of arms · duke · count · baron
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
- tenureProtected employment status
- demesneLord's private estate
- knight's feeLand granted for military service
freehold · enclosure · seigniory · entailment · primogeniture · glebe · bailiwick · estate · landholding · fee-simple
villeinage
Feudal tenant bondage
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- peasantryRural working class
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
tenantry · subjugation · tillage · yeomanry · obligation · thralldom · manumission · unfree · bound labor
manorialism
Medieval estate labor system
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- tournamentsOrganized competitive series
jousting · pageantry · seneschal · bailiff · keep · stronghold · fortification
feudaliseddemocratized
Made widely accessible
liberalized · modernized · republicanized · decentralized · emancipated
feudalisedmodernized
Made contemporary
industrialized · urbanized · secularized · civilized · developed