feudalismn.
/ˈfjuːdl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈfjudəˌlɪzəm/ The feudal system, or its principles.
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feudal system1776
feudalism1839
manorial system1871
baronism1884
1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 82 The peculiar usages of feudalism.
1861 T. Wright Ess. Archæol. II. xiv. 39 Feudalism had originated in France.
1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iii. 97 There was no systematic Feudalism, but all the elements of Feudalism were there.
1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. vi. 154 Feudalism had grown up from two great sources, the Benefice and the practice of Commendation.
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