manorial
Of feudal estates
Manorial relates to a manor—the landed estate of a feudal lord.
The term appears in historical contexts describing medieval European social organization: manorial system, manorial records, manorial courts.
Under this system, peasants worked the lord's land in exchange for protection and the right to farm portions for themselves.
Lord's private estate
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefGranted feudal estate
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
fealty · homage · villein · peasantry · tithe · bailiff · steward · overlord
Lord's private estate
- groundsBasis for justification
- hallInterior connecting pathway
- parklandLand designated as park
- gatehouseStructure over an entrance
dovecote · grange · orchard · pasture · fishpond · deer park · chapel · tithe barn
Nobleman or ruler
- ladyCourteous term for woman
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- squireKnight's noble assistant
baron · seigneur · landed · lineage · heir · primogeniture · entail · coat of arms
Unenclosed outdoor space
- commonsShared community resources
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- cultivationFostering growth through care
harvest · glebe · ploughland · haymaking · threshing · winnowing · gleaning · crop rotation
Manor lord's legal forum
- court leetManorial petty jurisdiction
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
- hue and cryLoud public protest
pillory · stocks · bylaws · rolls · records · jurisdiction · disputes
demesne
Lord's private estate
liege · fealty · homage · villein · peasantry · tithe · bailiff · steward · overlord · suzerainty
demesne
Lord's private estate
gatehouse · dovecote · grange · orchard · pasture · fishpond · deer park · chapel · tithe barn · granary
lord
Nobleman or ruler
squire · baron · seigneur · landed · lineage · heir · primogeniture · entail · coat of arms · heraldry
open field
Unenclosed outdoor space
cultivation · harvest · glebe · ploughland · haymaking · threshing · winnowing · gleaning · crop rotation · oxen
court baron
Manor lord's legal forum
- court leetManorial petty jurisdiction
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
hue and cry · pillory · stocks · bylaws · rolls · records · jurisdiction · disputes
manorialhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · cottagelike · cramped · meager · small-scale
- manorial rightsLord's feudal estate powers
- manorial duesFeudal tenant obligations