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Feudalism
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a system of rights and duties in which political power was exercised locally by private individuals rather than through the beueacucracy of a centralized state.
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(1) a personal element
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called lordship or vassalage, by which one nobleman, the vassal, became the follower of a stronger nobleman, the lord
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(2) a property element
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called the fief or benefice (usually land), which the vassal received from his lord to enable him to fulfill the obligations of being a vassal
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(3) a governmental element
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the private exercise of governmental functions over vassals and fiefs
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subinfeudation
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parceling out large portions of fiefs to lesser nobles
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homage
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a ceremony
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suzerain
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another term for homage
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oath of fealty
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the vassal swore to remain true to the lord
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investiture
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where something was handed to the vassal as a sighn of his jurisdiction over the fief
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aids
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special money payments
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manorialism
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the great estates held by the nobles
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demesne
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the land reserved for the lord's use alone
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steward
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general overseer
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bailiff
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SUPERVISE the cultivation of demesne, COLLECT rents, dues and fines, and INSPECT the work done by the peasents
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reeve
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"foreman" of the villagers chosen by them and representing their interests
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