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Feudalism
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A system of obligations that bound lords and their subjects in Europe during much of the middle ages.
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Serf or villein
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A person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, bound to the land.
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Manor
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The mansion of a lord with the land belonging to it.
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Vassal
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A person granted the land, in return for rendering homage.
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Fief
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A tenure of land, subject to feudal obligations.
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Knight
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A mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.
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Noble
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A person of royal birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman.
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Chivalry
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The rules and customs of medieval knighthood.
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Armor
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Any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
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Guild
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Any of various medieval associations, as of merchants organized to maintain standards.
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Pope
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The bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Monk
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A man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons.
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Vernacular
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Native or indigenous.
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