| A.D. |
abbreviation of "anno Domini" (Latin); in the year of the Lord, or, since the birth of Jesus Christ (used in designating dates). |
| alleluia |
praise the Lord. [1/2 definitions] |
| anno Domini |
(Latin) in the year of the Lord (often abbreviated "A.D.") |
| fealty |
the loyalty pledged by a vassal to a feudal lord and considered as binding. [1/2 definitions] |
| feudal |
of, concerning, or similar to feudalism, in which a landholding lord granted land to vassals on condition of their serving him. [1/2 definitions] |
| fief |
a landholding granted by a lord to a vassal in a feudal system. |
| fiefdom |
the domain of a lord under the system of feudalism. [1/2 definitions] |
| homage |
a formal, public pledge of allegiance to a feudal lord by a tenant or vassal. [1/2 definitions] |
| Kyrie eleison |
Lord, have mercy (Greek); a supplication or invocation that is part of many liturgies in the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. [1/2 definitions] |
| liege |
a feudal lord or sovereign entitled to allegiance and service. [4 definitions] |
| lordly |
befitting a lord; noble; grand. [1/2 definitions] |
| lordship |
(often cap.) a title used in speaking to or referring to a lord, or, in Great Britain, to a judge (usu. prec. by "your" or "his"). [2 definitions] |
| Oliver Cromwell |
an English revolutionary general and the Lord Protector of England in 1653-58 (b.1599--d.1658). |
| palatine |
a medieval lord with sovereign control over a particular area. [1/5 definitions] |
| ronin |
a feudal Japanese soldier, no longer in the service of a lord but operating independently, often as a wandering bandit. |
| seigneur |
(sometimes cap.) a man of rank, esp. a feudal lord. [1/2 definitions] |
| seignior |
a noble or lord, esp. one in feudal times who controlled a fief. |
| thane |
in England before the Norman Conquest, a freeman who was granted land by the king or a lord in return for military service. [2 definitions] |
| vassal |
in the Middle Ages, one who was granted the use of land in return for allegiance and service to a feudal lord. [1/2 definitions] |
| villein |
in the feudal system, one who was a serf to his lord but had the rights and legal status of a freeman otherwise. |