feudal lord
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A lord in a feudal system, one who bestows fiefs on vassals in exchange for homage,…A lord in a feudal system, one who bestows fiefs on vassals in exchange for homage, fealty, and obligations of personal services or rent.
» The boards of directors of multinationals are the new feudal lords.
Meaning
1 sensesA lord in a feudal system, one who bestows fiefs on vassals in exchange for homage, fealty, and obligations of personal services or rent.
More definitions
- a man of rank in the ancient regime
Examples
2 sentencesThe boards of directors of multinationals are the new feudal lords.
In feudal Japan, the lord with the largest land holdings was called a "daimyo."