Feudalism & Manorialism
History 10
Feudalism (fyood’l-izem)
• A political and economic system of Europe
from the 9th to about the 15th century, based
on the holding of all land in fief or fee and the
resulting relation of lord to vassal and
characterized by homage, legal and military
service of tenants, and forfeiture
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Vassal (VA-sel)
• is one who enters into mutual obligations with
a monarch, usually of military support and
mutual protection, in exchange for certain
guarantees, which came to include the terrain
held as a fief.
Manorialism (MA-nor-ee-al-izm)
• The definition of manorialism is the system
by which the Lord of the Manor exploited the
serfs or tenants who worked his estate, or
fief. Manorialism extended the concept of
the feudal fief, or fiefdom, as a principal land
owner, or lord of a Manor. The Manor House
was the main dwelling on the Lord of the
Manor's estate
Translation (Trans-LAY-shun)
• Lord appointed by King. Lord given land. Poor
people (Serfs) who live on land owned by the
Lord & work for the Lord and give him part of
what they grow and pay him tax.
• See also Seigneuralism (Seen-yor-al-izm)
Role in Middle Ages
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Feudal System
• YouTube - Feudalism in Europe
• Manorialism
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xd_zkME
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