Noun: a person who holds a feudal estate or owes feudal allegiance. Adjective: relating to feuds, fiefs, or feudal holdings.
From Medieval Latin feudum (fief or estate). The word has been used since medieval times to describe both the system of feudal landholding and the people involved in it.
A feudary wasn't just any landowner—it was someone whose land came with obligations, typically military service and loyalty to a superior lord, making their social status inherently relational.
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