feudalism (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *feudalism*:
NOUN	group	feudalism, feudal system	the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century

feudalism > pronunciation
Sounds	fyuw'dahlih.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *feudalism*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	The social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war.
Synonym	feudal system
Broader	social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure	The people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
Spanish	feudalismo
Catalan	feudalisme
Adjectives	feudal, feudalistic	of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism
Verbs	feudalize	bring (a country or people) under feudalism

HyperDic: feudalism