Meaning

3 senses

  1. A feudal vassal.

  2. A feudal territory, a fief.

    a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

  3. A fee paid by such a vassal to hold land.

Origin

From the Latin feudātōrius, from the Mediaeval Latin feudāre (“to enfeoff”), from feudum,

From the Latin feudātōrius, from the Mediaeval Latin feudāre (“to enfeoff”), from feudum, feodum.

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Forms

plural: feudatories

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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