feudal
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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
To understand the complexities of today's leasehold system, described by many, including Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook, as "feudal", we have to go back almost 1,000 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“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
Baelor, a politician and a feudal dynast, might understand on some level that by fighting with Dunk, he is, in his own way, upholding the dignity of the crown and keeping the commoners placated.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
Second, Jefferson suggested that Adams’s description of aristocratic power was appropriate for Europe, where feudal privileges, family titles, and more limited economic opportunities created conditions that sustained class distinctions.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing feudal
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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Vocabulary from the Magna Carta on its 800th Anniversary
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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