Definition of feudality in English:
feudality
noun fjuːˈdalɪtifjuˈdælədi
mass nounarchaic The principles and practice of the feudal system.
Example sentencesExamples
- Feudal, I suppose, whereas in England the feudality is set against bureaucracy and ‘rights’.
- More important became, with the completion of the ministerial system, the notion of the conferred, or lent lands, out of which the relations of feudality developed themselves.
Origin
Late 18th century: from French féodalité, from féodal, from medieval Latin feudalis 'feudal', from feudum (see fee).
Definition of feudality in US English:
feudality
nounfyo͞oˈdalədēfjuˈdælədi
archaic The principles and practice of the feudal system.
Example sentencesExamples
- More important became, with the completion of the ministerial system, the notion of the conferred, or lent lands, out of which the relations of feudality developed themselves.
- Feudal, I suppose, whereas in England the feudality is set against bureaucracy and ‘rights’.
Origin
Late 18th century: from French féodalité, from féodal, from medieval Latin feudalis ‘feudal’, from feudum (see fee).