feudary
/ˈfjudəri/
noun
- A person who holds land under the feudal system; a vassal.
- The feudary paid taxes and provided soldiers when called upon.
- The king granted the estate to his most loyal feudary.
- Each feudary owed military service to the lord in exchange for land.
Antonyms
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a feudal system or a vassal.
- They lived under a feudary arrangement with the local baron.
- The feudary relationship between lord and vassal defined medieval society.
- The feudary obligations included labor on the lord's fields.