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feudal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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feud·al /ˈfjuːdl/ adjective [only before noun]  PGrelating to feudalism 封建(制度)的 the feudal system 封建制度 feudal society 封建社会
Examples from the Corpus
feudalThat of the Ottos' was, at least in its ideology, universal and feudal.A local feudal family, the BalÜici, seized their opportunity and established themselves as rulers of Zeta.Certainly, the decline of the feudal force did not lead to the demise of the traditional leadership in war.The feudal lords - who could afford real glass - usually had it set directly into stone or metal.They were also hired as soldiers by feudal lords.While their feudal superiors killed or neglected daughters or banished them to convents, peasants left them more possessions.So the patron saint had become absorbed into the feudal world.
Origin feudal (1600-1700) Medieval Latin feudalis, from feudum land given in return for service
feud·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
feudalism Corpus relating to


feudal
feudal /ˈfjuːdl/ adjective [only before noun]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: feudalis, from feudum 'land given in return for service'
relating to feudalism:
    the feudal system
    feudal society


feu·dalBrE /ˈfjuːdl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfjuːdl/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] connected with or similar to feudalism 封建(制度)的the feudal system封建制度