Feudalism Vocabulary Quizlet

A political and economic system in which large landowners or lords gave land and protection to people in return for their service to the land owner.

• Feudalism

• Fief

• Oath of Loyalty

• Clergy

A king or a queen

• Serf

• Monarch

• Hierarchy

• Vassal

A high ranking person in the feudal society.

• Loyal

• Clergy

• Noble

• Self-Sufficient

A noble who gives land to another noble; a landowner.

• Lord

• Manor

• Serf

• Clergy

A person who receives land and protection from a feudal lord in return for loyalty to that lord.

• Hierarchy

• Monarch

• Vassal

• Loyal

A feudal estate, particularly in Medieval Europe. Can also include a title, an office, or anything else of value.

• Fief

• Lord of the Manor

• Homage

• Serf

A feudal oath of loyalty sworn to a lord in exchange for an award of land.

• Clergy

• Manor

• Oath of Fealty

• Feudalism

An expression of public honor or respect; in Feudalism, the ceremonial recognition of allegiance to a lord shown by a Vassal.

• Homage

• Serf

• Clergy

• Fief

Faithful to a person, custom, or idea.

• Feudal Relationship

• Monarch

• Loyal

• Land

The castle and estate of a feudal Lord

• Hierarchy

• Land

• Manor

• Noble