feudatory

[ fyoo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈfyu dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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noun, plural feu·da·to·ries.

a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.

a fief or fee.

adjective

(of a kingdom or state) under the overlordship of another sovereign or state.

(of a feudal estate) holding or held by feudal tenure.

Origin of feudatory

1585–95; <Medieval Latin feudā(tor) fief-holder (see feud², -ator) + -tory¹, -tory²)

Words nearby feudatory

feudal, feudalism, feudality, feudalize, feudal system, feudatory, feu de joie, feudist, Feuerbach, Feuillant, feuilleton

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Example sentences from the Web for feudatory

He was not twenty when the three feudatory princes broke into open rebellion.
China and the Manchus|Herbert Allen Giles
When the king or a feudatory lord captured a prisoner for the first time, his success was made the occasion of much rejoicing.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2|Hubert Howe Bancroft
The count of Flanders thus became a feudatory of the empire as well as of the French crown.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4|Various
There is a prodigious difference between the oblat of a saint and the feudatory of a bishop.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 4 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

His position with regard to the Persian kings was that of a feudatory.
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

British Dictionary definitions for feudatory

feudatory

/ (ˈfjuːdətərɪ, in feudal Europe -trɪ) /

noun

a person holding a fief; vassal

adjective

relating to or characteristic of the relationship between lord and vassal

(esp of a kingdom) under the overlordship of another sovereign

Word Origin for feudatory

C16: from Medieval Latin feudātor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	feudatory
释义	feudatory [ fyoo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ˈfyu dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR feudatory ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural feu·da·to·ries. a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal. a fief or fee. adjective (of a kingdom or state) under the overlordship of another sovereign or state. (of a feudal estate) holding or held by feudal tenure. Origin of feudatory 1585–95; <Medieval Latin feudā(tor) fief-holder (see feud², -ator) + -tory¹, -tory²) Words nearby feudatory feudal, feudalism, feudality, feudalize, feudal system, feudatory, feu de joie, feudist, Feuerbach, Feuillant, feuilleton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for feudatory He was not twenty when the three feudatory princes broke into open rebellion. China and the Manchus\|Herbert Allen Giles When the king or a feudatory lord captured a prisoner for the first time, his success was made the occasion of much rejoicing. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2\|Hubert Howe Bancroft The count of Flanders thus became a feudatory of the empire as well as of the French crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4\|Various There is a prodigious difference between the oblat of a saint and the feudatory of a bishop. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 4 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) His position with regard to the Persian kings was that of a feudatory. History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)\|Heinrich Graetz British Dictionary definitions for feudatory feudatory / (ˈfjuːdətərɪ, in feudal Europe -trɪ) / noun a person holding a fief; vassal adjective relating to or characteristic of the relationship between lord and vassal (esp of a kingdom) under the overlordship of another sovereign Word Origin for feudatory C16: from Medieval Latin feudātor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to feudatory householder, landlady, mesne, mesne lord
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feudatory

noun, plural feu·da·to·ries.

adjective

Origin of feudatory

Words nearby feudatory

Example sentences from the Web for feudatory

British Dictionary definitions for feudatory

noun

adjective

Word Origin for feudatory

Words related to feudatory