feudalism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English feudal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English feudalism From feudal + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.
It was the beginning of a feudalism of the range, a barony rude enough, but a glorious one, albeit it began, like all feudalism, in large-handed theft and generous murdering.
1921, Emerson Hough, The Passing of the Frontier: A Chronicle of the Old West, page 34:The re-emergence of empire was thwarted by immense topographical variety, coastal confolutions, and wide-openness to the east, which made Christendom difficult to organize and defend as a whole from Viking, barbarian and Islamic attacks round its perimeter; by natural temperateness, which rendered large-scale disasters needing widespread rescue of populations rare (Jones 1981); and by the very devolved political system represented by feudalism, which encouraged the fissipation of whatever larger units did develop.
2003, Ian Douglas, Richard John Hugget, Companion Encyclopedia of Geography, page 212:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| feudalisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
neofeudalism · technofeudalism · protofeudalism · cyberfeudalism · antifeudalism · prefeudalism
Relateds
feudal · capitalism · feudalistic · suzerain · vassal · communism · peasant · serf · monarchy
Translations (60)
nn føydalisme (social system) · ca feudalisme (social system) · sl fevdalizem (social system) · fi feodalismi (social system) · cy ffiwdaliaeth (social system) · vi chế độ phong kiến (social system) · ba феодализм (social system) · hy ավատատիրություն (social system) · da feudalisme (social system) · ms feudalisme (social system) · fr féodalisme (social system) · is lénsskipulag (social system) · sh feudalìzam (social system) · tr feodalizm (social system) · ar إِقْطَاعِيَّة (social system) · az dərəbəylik (social system) · la feudalismus (social system) · id feodalisme (social system) · lt feodalizmas (social system) · cy trefn ffiwdal (social system) · pl feudalizm (social system) · de Feudalismus (social system) · bn সামন্ততন্ত্র (social system) · ja 封建制度 (social system) · tr derebeylik (social system) · cmn 封建制度 (social system) · be феадалі́зм (social system) · sk feudalizmus (social system) · ro feudalism (social system) · nl feodalisme (social system) · sw ukabaila (social system) · nl leenstelsel (social system) · pt feudalismo (social system) · ro orânduire feudală (social system) · cs feudalismus (social system) · ru феода́льный строй (social system) · lv feodālisms (social system) · tl pagkamalaalipin (social system) · az feodalizm (social system) · kk феодализм (social system) · hy ֆեոդալիզմ (social system) · is lénsveldi (social system) · fa فئودالیسم (social system) · ko 봉건제도 (social system) · sv feodalism (social system) · el φεουδαρχία (social system) · el δουλοπαροικία (social system) · pa ਸਾਮੰਤਵਾਦ (social system) · ka ფეოდალიზმი (social system) · is lénskerfi (social system) · ru феодали́зм (social system) · hu feudalizmus (social system) · da lenssystem (social system) · es feudalismo (social system) · sh феудалѝзам (social system) · tr feodalite (social system) · mk феудали́зам (social system) · nb føydalisme (social system) · eo feŭdismo (social system) · uk феодалі́зм (social system)