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feudatory

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feu·da·to·ry  (fyd-tôr, -tr)
n. pl. feu·da·to·ries
1. A person holding land by feudal fee; a vassal.
2. A feudal fee.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the feudal relationship between vassal and lord.
2. Owing feudal homage or allegiance.
[Medieval Latin feudatrius, from feudtus, past participle of feudre, to enfeoff, from feudum, fee, fief; see feud2.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.feudatoryfeudatory - a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal
follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
Adj.1.feudatory - of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord; "a feudatory relationship"
2.feudatory - owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign; "it remained feudatory to India until 1365"
subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom"


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Had no external dangers enforced internal harmony and subordination, and particularly, had the local sovereigns possessed the affections of the people, the great kingdoms in Europe would at this time consist of as many independent princes as there were formerly feudatory barons.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
They were sons of subordinate officials in the Railway, Telegraph, and Canal Services; of warrant-officers, sometimes retired and sometimes acting as commanders-in-chief to a feudatory Rajah's army; of captains of the Indian Marine Government pensioners, planters, Presidency shopkeepers, and missionaries.
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