Feudal System and Medieval Terms

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an estate given to a vassal by a feudal lord; it is land loaned out for service and protection

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fief

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an assigned or assumed character

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role

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the act of protecting; knights were allowed to live in the castle in return for service

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protection

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a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and was ruled by the feudal system in the Middle Ages

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Europe

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loyalty and service owed to one's country and government

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allegiance

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a common boy was kept in the castle to be punished in place of royalty

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whipping boy

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a male ruler of a country who usually inherits his position and rules for life

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king

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Latin word meaning that, of, or related to the Middle Ages

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medieval

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a country whose ruler is a king or queen

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kingdom

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a person of noble rank or birth; also called lords and ladies

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nobles