feudal

Example Sentences

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“How could a rite which had relevance to feudal England have any validity in the modern era?” the historian Roy Strong wrote in his book, “Coronation: A History of the British Monarchy.”

From New York Times

These dates, along with the solstices and equinoxes, were traditional times when serfs paid their rent to their feudal masters, usually in the form of livestock or grain.

From Washington Post

The incident ended with the Chinese taking over Tibet's government and dissolving what they say was a feudal system.

From BBC

The town has been compared to a Potemkin village, to Brigadoon, to a “feudal Disneyland” and to the town in the movie “The Truman Show.”

From New York Times

He also urged Malaysia to scrap whipping, which he called “feudal anachronism.”

From Seattle Times