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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 fromand served a higher-ranking lord, and in returnwas given protection |
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fief |
under feudalism, the land a lord granted to avassal in exchange for military service andloyalty |
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knight |
in the Middle Ages, a noble warrior whofought on horseback |
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serf |
peasant laborer bound by law to the lands of anoble |
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guild |
a medieval business group formed by craftspeople and merchants |
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grand jury |
jury group that decides whether there isenough evidence to accuse a person of a crime |
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trial jury |
a group that decided whether an accused person was innocent or guilty |
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clergy |
religious officials, such as priests, givenauthority to conduct religious services |
