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Chapter 1 - P2
Term | Definition |
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Knight | a soldier on horseback who serves a king or other ruler |
nobility | powerful families that hold fiefs and titles |
feudalism | a system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services |
vassal | a person who receives land from a ruler and promises to fight for the ruler |
feif | a plot of land exchanged for loyalty to a ruler |
manor | a large country house and its surrounding land |
estate | an area of land or property |
serf | a person living on a feudal estate who is required to work for the lord |
fallow | a field plowed but not planted |
guild | a group of craftspeople who controlled a certain craft |
autonomous | having the power to self govern |