| benefice |
land held by a feudal tenant as a return for services to the owner. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bushido |
(sometimes l.c.) the behavioral code of the feudal Japanese samurai, which stressed the value of honor above life. |
| castle |
a large, fortified residence of nobles in feudal times, sited to dominate the surrounding countryside. [2/6 definitions] |
| fealty |
the loyalty pledged by a vassal to a feudal lord and considered as binding. [1/2 definitions] |
| feudatory |
a person who has been granted land under a feudal system, or the land he holds. [2 definitions] |
| fief |
a landholding granted by a lord to a vassal in a feudal system. |
| homage |
a formal, public pledge of allegiance to a feudal lord by a tenant or vassal. [1/2 definitions] |
| liege |
a feudal lord or sovereign entitled to allegiance and service. [3/4 definitions] |
| liegeman |
a feudal vassal; subject. [1/2 definitions] |
| ninja |
a specially trained feudal Japanese warrior used as a spy, assassin, or saboteur. |
| prefeudal |
combined form of feudal. |
| quitrent |
rent paid by a feudal freeholder in the place of services otherwise required. |
| robber baron |
a feudal nobleman who robbed travelers passing through his domain. [1/2 definitions] |
| ronin |
a feudal Japanese soldier, no longer in the service of a lord but operating independently, often as a wandering bandit. |
| samurai |
a member of the elite military class of feudal Japan. [2 definitions] |
| 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. |
| serf |
in feudal societies, a person who is held in servitude on a lord's land and who may be sold or otherwise transferred with the land. [1/2 definitions] |
| suzerain |
an overlord in former feudal systems. [1/2 definitions] |
| thane |
in feudal Scotland, a lord and chief of a clan. [1/2 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] |