the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles,

in ancient times a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations Greek, Roman, Christian

Roman Catholic Church

The branch of Christianity headed by the pope. The Roman Catholic Church is governed by a hierarchy with the pope at the top and, at the lower levels, bishops and priest

the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church

a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.

A fief was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable property or rights granted by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service.

a large country house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate.

divine right of kings definition. The doctrine that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin. This belief was common through the seventeenth century and was urged by such kings as Louis xiv of France

belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic.

a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages.

a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.

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Term	Definition
Feudalism	the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles,
barbarian	in ancient times a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations Greek, Roman, Christian
Roman Catholic Church	The branch of Christianity headed by the pope. The Roman Catholic Church is governed by a hierarchy with the pope at the top and, at the lower levels, bishops and priest
pope	the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church
monarch	a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.
fief	A fief was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable property or rights granted by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service.
manor	a large country house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate.
divine right	divine right of kings definition. The doctrine that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin. This belief was common through the seventeenth century and was urged by such kings as Louis xiv of France
noble	belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic.
duke	a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages.
hierarchy	a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
chivalry	the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.

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