Defenition of the word feudatory
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Defenition of the word feudatory
- A person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance.
- of or relating to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord; "a feudatory relationship"
- a person holding a fief
- owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign; "it remained feudatory to India until 1365"
- of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord; "a feudatory relationship"
- a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
- owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign
- of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord
Synonyms for the word feudatory
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- feudalist
- liege
- liege subject
- liegeman
- vassal
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