feudally
In manor style
Feudally describes something done in the manner of feudalism—the medieval system where lords granted land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and service.
The word applies to rigid hierarchies or arrangements where power flows from top to bottom: The company was run feudally, with executives demanding absolute loyalty from their subordinates.
Landed aristocratic residence
- demesneLord's private estate
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- manorialismMedieval estate labor system
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
tenure · landed · tithe · villeinage · freehold · escheat · primogeniture · entail
Feudal superior or subject
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- overlordSupreme feudal superior
- suzerainLord over vassals
- lordNobleman or ruler
serf · peasantry · nobility · baron · duke · count · earl · marquess
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
- demesneLord's private estate
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- manorialismMedieval estate labor system
suzerainty · tenure · landed · tithe · villeinage · freehold · escheat · primogeniture · entail · knight-service
liege
Feudal superior or subject
lord · serf · peasantry · nobility · baron · duke · count · earl · marquess · viscount
fealty
Pledged devotion to authority
- homageExpression of deep respect
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- oathFormal binding promise
loyalty · fidelity · service · pledge · sworn · duty · tribute · bondage · subservience · dependency
knighthood
Honorary title of nobility
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- tourneyOrganized series of contests
joust · pageantry · courtly · gallantry · accolade · dubbing · squire · lance · blazon · escutcheon
feudallydemocratically
By majority decision
meritocratically · constitutionally · collectively · communally · anarchically
feudallyindustrially
By manufacturing methods
commercially · freely · contractually · socialistically · communistically
- feudal lordLand-granting medieval ruler
- feudal systemMedieval land-loyalty arrangement
- feudal societyLand-for-loyalty governance structure
- feudal contractMedieval lord-vassal agreement
- feudal eraTime of lord-serf hierarchy
- feudal JapanPre-modern warrior-ruled archipelago