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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 in return promises to fight for the ruler |
| fleif | plot of land exchanged for loyalty to a ruler |
| manor, | a large country house and its surrounding land |
| estate, n | . an area of land or property |
| serf, n. | a person living on a feudal estate who was required to work for the lord of the manor |
| fallow, | adj. plowed but with nothing planted for a period in order to restore the land’s fertility |
| guild, | n. a group of craftspeople who control a certain craft |
| autonomous, a | dj. having the power of self government |