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Chapter 1 - P2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |