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Feudalism |
Political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals |
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Vassal |
In feudalism, a noble who held land from and served a higher-ranking lord, and in return was given protection |
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Fief |
Under feudalism, the land a lord granted to a vassal in exchange for military service and loyalty |
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Knight |
In the Middle Ages, a noble warrior who fought on horseback |
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Serf |
Peasant laborer bound by law to the lands of a noble |
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Guild |
Medieval business group formed by craftspeople and merchants |
