feudal
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“There’s a desire in Rhaenyra, I think we’ve seen on repeat, to actually dismantle some of the feudal hierarchy and actually to say to her subjects, ‘You and I are the same,’” says D’Arcy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
Ample opportunity exists for anybody to advance in this feudal system, provided that person can impress the right nobility.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
The 19th century gave us Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” about an American who finds himself in feudal England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
We learn that things were one way, something happened, and then things were another way: On Monday peasants toiled in the mud for feudal kings.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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