feudal

With no feudal background, America lacked a capital city like London or Paris designed to showcase the arts, so the idea spread across all 50 states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The duchy has its roots in medieval, feudal land ownership, but it has been having something of an image make-over, with an emphasis on social value, such as providing affordable housing and protecting the environment.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

As the etymologist Anatoly Liberman has pointed out, in its earliest forms, haga, hegg and hegge, the word meant “enclosure” or “yard,” especially the residence of a feudal lord.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

When gunpowder arrived and the emerging nation-states rendered obsolete the old art of war dominated by feudal lords entrenched in their castles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Look at the sporting etiquette, according to which Henry had to withdraw from a siege as soon as his enemy Louis joined the defenders inside the town, because Louis was his feudal overlord.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White