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feu·dal·ism
 feudalism
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- pronunciation:
- fyu
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lih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
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a political and economic system in which royal or noble families own the land of a region and allow people to live on and farm the land in return for a share of the crops and their service in war.
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| derivations: |
feudalist (adj.), feudalistic (adj.), feudalist (n.) |
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