FEUDALITY


Meaning of FEUDALITY in English

fyüˈdaləd.ē, -lətē, -i noun

( -es )

Etymology: modification of French féodalité, from féodal feudal (from Medieval Latin feodalis ) + -ité -ity

1. : the quality or state of being feudal : feudal principles or practice

the trend to feudality dissolved the empire into many independent domains

2. : a feudal holding, domain, or concentration of power

a league of Greek feudalities led by Agamemnon — Time

the eviction of the great economic … feudalities and the return to the nation of … the sources of mineral wealth — C.J.Friedrich

3. : the feudal aristocracy or ruling group

the feudality , scornful and fearful of the new men … were ready to rally to her banner — Basil Henning

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.