feudal

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

FEU'DAL, adjective 1. Pertaining to feuds, fiefs or fees; as feudal rights or services; feudal tenures. 2. Consisting of feuds or fiefs; embracing tenures by military services; as the feudal system.
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