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feudal

[fyood-l] / ˈfyud l /


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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

Every spring, Ellison throws a cherry blossom festival party for his friends at his Japanese-style feudal estate in Woodside, Calif.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

But there are significant differences between then and now: Under the feudal system, the lord had, in principle, certain obligations to peasants in addition to his right to command them.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

The director describes the island's feudal way of life as deceptively safe but ultimately regressive – something Spike comes to realise.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

The church attempted to patch the holes in the old way of thought, but Aristotle, the geocentric world, and the feudal way of life were all mortally wounded.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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