A system of landholding, common throughout Europe in medieval times, whereby freehold land was held or occupied in return for personal service to a lord or for goods paid in kind.
A system of ownership usually associated with precolonial England, in which the king or other sovereign is the source of all rights. The right to possess real property was granted by the sovereign to an individual as a life estate only. Upon the death of the individual title passed back to the sovereign. not to the decedent's heirs.
the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
the reconstruction by historians of the links between LORD and VASSAL, begun by HOMAGE and FEALTY, followed by ENFEOFFMENT, continued by FEUDAL SERVICE subject to the INCIDENTS of TENURE; expression first coined in C18th
the medieval social system whereby the king gave land to the barons in exchange for support for his army, barons gave land to knights in exchange for time spent in the army and peasants were obliged to work the land and give whoever owned it a share of the produce.
A political and economic system which prevailed in Europe based upon the relation of overlord to vassal. The feudal lord held paramount title to the land. The interest in land acquired by vassals was impermanent, and title always reverted to the lord upon the vassal's death.
The social structure existing throughout much of Europe between 800 and 1400 C.E., consisting of a multi-level hierarchy of lords (who held land granted under tenure from the king), and their tenants (also called "vassals").Tenants held land from the lord in exchange for loyalty and goods or services, such as military assistance, money, or goods in kind. In exchange, the tenant would be protected from attack.
A system of land ownership established in England after the Norman of 1066, in which all property theoretically resided in the king. In return for service or other duties the king would give a feud or fief to a lord.
The social and economic system ruling Scotland from the 12th century with its legal manifestations relating to the holding of land via a hierarchical system. The Feudal System will be abolished by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure Act 2000 on 28 November 2004.
A social structure that existed throughout much of Europe between 800 and 1400 and that revolved around a multi-level hierarchy between lords (who held land granted under tenure from the king), and their tenants (also called "vassals").Tenants would lease land from the lord in exchange for loyalty and goods or services, such as military assistance or money. In exchange, the tenant would be protected from attack.