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Feudalism


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The dominant form of society in the Europe of the Middle Ages and the early modern period, feudalism was based on a hierarchical structure in which land was distributed ‘in fief’ (Latin: feudum = fief) by the prince via noble vassals downwards on the social scale to the peasants or serfs (bondsmen). Knightly vassals received their fiefs from the prince in return for their allegiance, i.e. military service; peasants owed their knightly overlords dues and labour. This was accompanied by gradations in personal freedom and rights of sovereignty.

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