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Feudalism vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |