ADJECTIVE | pert | feudatory | of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord |
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all | feudatory | owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign | |
NOUN | person | feudatory, vassal, liege, liegeman, liege subject | a person holding a fief |
Meaning | Of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord. | |
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Example | "a feudatory relationship" | |
Spanish | feudal, feudatario | |
Catalan | feudal | |
Nouns | fealty | the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) |
feudatory | a person holding a fief |
Meaning | owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign. | |
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Example | "it remained feudatory to India until 1365" | |
Broader | subordinate | subject or submissive to authority or the control of another |
Meaning | A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord. | |
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Synonyms | vassal, liege, liegeman, liege subject | |
Broader | follower | A person who accepts the leadership / leadership of another |
Spanish | súbdito, vasallo | |
Catalan | súbdit, vassall | |
Adjectives | feudatory | of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord |
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