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Feudalism vocab
Term | Definition |
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Feudalism | loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service & other support to greater lords. |
Vassal | a lord who was granted land in exchange for service & loyalty to a greater lord |
feudal contract | exchange of pledges between lord & vassals. |
fief | An estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service & loyalty. |
knight | A European noble who served as a mounted warrior |
tournament | a mock battle in which knights would compete against one another to display their fighting skills |
chivalry | code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages |
troubadour | a wandering poet/singer Medieval Europe |
manor | a lord's estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands. |
serf | a peasant bound to the lords land. |
manorialism | Economic system during the Middle Ages that revolved around self-sufficient farming estates where lords and peasants shared the land. |