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PRONUNCIATION OF FEUDALITY

feudality  [fjuːˈdælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEUDALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Feudality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FEUDALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Feudalism

Feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a system for structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour. Although derived from the Latin word feodum or feudum, then in use, the term feudalism and the system it describes were not conceived of as a formal political system by the people living in the medieval period. In its classic definition, by François-Louis Ganshof, feudalism describes a set of reciprocal legal and military obligations among the warrior nobility, revolving around the three key concepts of lords, vassals and fiefs. There is also a broader definition, as described by Marc Bloch, that includes not only warrior nobility but all three estates of the realm: the nobility, the clerics and the peasantry bonds of manorialism; this is sometimes referred to as a "feudal society". Since the publication of Elizabeth A. R.

Definition of feudality in the English dictionary

The definition of feudality in the dictionary is the state or quality of being feudal. Other definition of feudality is a fief or fee.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEUDALITY


bimodality
ˌbaɪməʊˈdælɪtɪ
bipedality
ˌbaɪpɪˈdælɪtɪ
colloidality
ˌkɒlɔɪˈdælɪtɪ
functionality
ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ
homosexuality
ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
hospitality
ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
locality
ləʊˈkælɪtɪ
modality
məʊˈdælɪtɪ
mortality
mɔːˈtælɪtɪ
municipality
mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpælɪtɪ
nationality
ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ
nodality
nəʊˈdælɪtɪ
originality
əˌrɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ
personality
ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ
reality
rɪˈælɪtɪ
sesquipedality
ˌseskwɪpɪˈdælɪtɪ
sexuality
ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
sodality
səʊˈdælɪtɪ
speciality
ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ
spirituality
ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEUDALITY

feud
feudal
feudal system
feudalisation
feudalise
feudalism
feudalist
feudalistic
feudalities
feudalization
feudalize
feudally
feudary
feudatory
feudist
Feuerbach
Feuillant
feuilleton
feuilletonism

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEUDALITY

ability
abnormality
air quality
augmented reality
brutality
equality
fatality
illegality
in reality
individuality
inequality
infant mortality
legality
low-quality
mentality
morality
neutrality
plurality
quality
virtual reality
vitality

Synonyms and antonyms of feudality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «feudality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEUDALITY

Find out the translation of feudality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of feudality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «feudality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

封建性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

feudalismo
570 millions of speakers

English

feudality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामंतवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إقطاع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

феодализм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feudalismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামন্ততন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

féodalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Feudal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

feudality
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

封建主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

feudality
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Feudalism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chế độ phong kiến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

feudality
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वैधानिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

feodalite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

feudalità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

feudalizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

феодалізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

feudality
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φεουδαρχικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

feodalisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

feudality
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feudality
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of feudality

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEUDALITY»

The term «feudality» is used very little and occupies the 175.003 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEUDALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «feudality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «feudality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about feudality

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEUDALITY»

Discover the use of feudality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to feudality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Social Destiny of Man, Or, Association and Reorganization of ...
At the commencement and the close of the life of man, for example, we find an infancy, and at the commencement and close of civilization, we shall find, according to the same law, a feudality." C Baronial Feudality. Infancy, or 1st Phasis, . < , „,.
Albert Brisbane, 1840
2
Architecture and the Historical Imagination: Eugène-Emmanuel ...
Itisthen that feudality, perhaps withoutknowingit, takesonapolitical role.... It throws itselfbetweenroyalty and clericalinfluence,preventingthese two powers from merging intoone,puttingtheweightofits weapons sometimes ononesideofthe scale , ...
Martin Bressani, 2014
3
The rise and progress of the English Commonwealth: ...
It is therefore not in these acquisitions, better considered as allodial lands, that we discover the " germ of feudality for the last condition is indispensable. There is no Gothic feudality unless the parties be connected by the mutual bond of ...
Francis Palgrave, 1832
4
Two lectures on the connexion between Church and State, in ...
Mr. M'Neile knows well the origin of feudality. He knows that feudality consisted in a regularly subordinate chain of barons subjected to a chief baron or king, and holding under him, to whom they paid homage. And hence, the baronial system ...
John Burnet, Hugh McNeile, 1840
5
Lectures on European Civilization
In modern times some men of talent have endeavoured to depict feudality, as a social system,— they wished to recognise in it, a legal, organized, and progressive state of things; they imagined it, a golden age. But ask them, when this happy ...
M. Guizot (François), 1837
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Observations on Buonaparte's speech to the legislative body, ...
** a new splendour to the principal of my subjects, . " and to honour signal services by signal rewards, " and thus to prevent the return of all feudal titles " incompatible with our Constitutions." To " prevent the return of feudality by re- " erecting ...
‎1807
7
Hostages of Modernization: Studies on Modern Antisemitism, ...
The Compagnie d'Orleans and Bon Marche were singled out as symbols, as manifestations of a larger phenomenon: "the industrial feudality," as Drumont called it. This great feudality threatened the extinction not just of quartier life but of all ...
Herbert A. Strauss, 1993
8
The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H.
FEUDALITY. (EDWARD I.-H.) IT was the opinion of the erudite Matthew Bramble, as recorded in his literary correspondence, published by the once popular writer to whom the sobriquet of “Smellfungus” was not ill applied, “that the historical ...
Francis Palgrave, R. H. Inglis Palgrave, 2013
9
Index of Cultural Keywords
... RvEAlx 18179, RvEAlx 18532 (1235/1254), SeAlx 7755, SeAlx 8005 (1352), UvEAlx 4063, UvEAlx 17067, UvEAlx 18607, UvEAlx 18760, UvEAlx 20127, UvEAlx 21215, UvEAlx 21965, UvEAlx 22845 (1278/83) FEUDALITY: INVESTITURE ...
Christa Agnes Tuczay, Rainer Sigl, 2010
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the rise and progress of the english commonwealth ...
Antrustions, and the Beneficiary system had obtained considerable Part i. extent as a municipal law, long before the era when feudality Ch- xrx- formed a part of the public policy of the Anglo-Saxons. The feudal . period of their government ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEUDALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term feudality is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cambridge Curiosity Cabinet: How to spot Victorian fakery
... to build a new wave of neo-gothic buildings, designed to look like they had been built centuries earlier in an age of hand tools and feudality. «The Cambridge Student, Feb 15»
2
'Feared' railway helped to boost hunt's fortunes
Dr Arnold of Rugby, on seeing the first train puffing its way blithely across the Warwickshire countryside observed that 'feudality has gone ... «Western Morning News, Jan 15»
3
Yaşar Kemal: In love with people and nature
... comes from the feudality or bourgeoisie, I, with my whole life and art, will resist them." He once said that he believed in the people and nature, ... «Daily Sabah, Oct 14»
4
Exclusive to The Sun: Douglas Coupland book excerpt
A return to warlord feudality? A perpetual shopping mall? Shotgun-wielding hyperlibertarianism? This sort of reflection is nonexistent, ... «Vancouver Sun, Oct 14»
5
“Market Communism” and China's Need for (Mobile) Speed
A return to warlord feudality? A perpetual shopping mall? Shotgun-wielding hyperlibertarianism? This sort of reflection is nonexistent, ... «Re/code, Sep 14»
6
Telangana's Creation Symbolises Struggle of Those Ruled by Force …
In India, the battle for and against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh symbolised the fight to retain fief and feudality than protecting the interest of ... «The New Indian Express, Feb 14»
7
Letter From Cairo
Morsi and the Brothers believe that winning an election gives them a carte blanche to run the state as if it was their feudality. Morsi's speech ... «Huffington Post, Jul 13»
8
Macropathy vs. The Swarm
And it is the final shedding of the legacy of the feudality and monarchies. Monarchs could keep secrets from their subjects and rule them at their ... «TorrentFreak, Oct 11»
9
Mastering the United Nations
This King knows the contestants are cooking for an organisation that doesn't hold easy with feudality, and so reveals seven dishes that are ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 11»
10
Celebrating Babasaheb Ambedkar In Lahore
It is not only the miniscule minority of Ranas (the feudal Hindu landlords), that oppress Dalits, it is also the Muslim feudality which treats them no ... «CounterCurrents.org, May 11»

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