Opposition to feudalism as a political and social system, or a movement advocating for its removal or reform.
From antifeudal + -ism (suffix for beliefs/movements). Emerged as a coherent political philosophy during the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution.
Antifeudalism created the idea that ordinary people could own land and have rights—this radical thought is why your family owns a house instead of renting it from a feudal lord!
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