| 单词 | feudalism |
| 释义 | feudalism (once / 4135 pages) n Feudalism was a European political system in which a lord owned all the land while vassals and serfs farmed it. Feudalism ended in the 1400s. People who lived during feudalism didn't use the term feudalism. In fact, it wasn't until several centuries after this system ended that scholars coined the term feudalism. The ending -ism means "philosophy or system." And feudal comes from the Medieval Latin word feudalis, meaning "feudal estate," and is related to feodary, "one who holds lands of an overlord in exchange for service." WORD FAMILYfeudalism: feudalisms, feudalistic+/feudal: feudalism, feudalize, feudally, feudatory/feudalistic: feudalistically/feudalize: feudalized/feudatory: feudatories USAGE EXAMPLESManagement theorists sanctify capitalism in much the same way that clergymen of yore sanctified feudalism. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) Under the old feudalism, the peasants were exploited; under the new arrangement, they’ll merely be superfluous. The New Yorker(Dec 11, 2016) Such a group sentiment reflects a 5000-year-old Korean heritage of feudalism mixed with Confucianism in which citizens show enormous deference to their leaders. Slate(Nov 18, 2016) n the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war Syn|Hyper feudal system social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships |
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