nonfeudal
/ˌnɑnˈfjudl/
adjective
- Not relating to or characteristic of feudalism; not based on a system of land ownership and service between lords and vassals.
- The nonfeudal economy relied on free trade rather than land-based obligations.
- Historians contrast the nonfeudal societies of ancient Greece with medieval European feudalism.
- Modern democracies are nonfeudal systems where citizens have equal rights under the law.
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