feudatory
Meanings
Plural: feudatories
Noun
- a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
- A feudal vassal.
- A feudal territory, a fief.
- A fee paid by such a vassal to hold land.
Adjective
- of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord
- "a feudatory relationship"
Adjective Satellite
- owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign
- "it remained feudatory to India until 1365"
Adj
- Relating to feudalism, feudal.
Origin / Etymology
From the Latin feudātōrius, from the Mediaeval Latin feudāre (“to enfeoff”), from feudum, feodum.
Scrabble Score: 16
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Words With Friends Score: 16
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