FEU'DATORY, noun A tenant or vassal who holds his lands of a superior, on condition of military service; the tenant of a feud or fief.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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