feudal
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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
She urged the government to "honour that commitment it made to leaseholders" to "end the feudal leasehold system".
From BBC • Jan. 21, 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 powers of a landowner can range from the almost full sovereignty enjoyed by a mighty feudal noble to the essentially nonexistent rights I have over the protected swampland outside my window.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
But China and Japan never developed that kind of oppressive feudal system, because feudalism simply can’t work in a rice economy.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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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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