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Pronunciation / Transliteration: samantvad
"मध्यकाल में सामंतवाद का बोलबाला था।"
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The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were tenants of the nobles.
"The decline of feudalism paved the way for modern nation-states."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from medieval Latin 'feudum', meaning 'feud' or 'fief', combined with the suffix '-ism'. It emerged in the early modern period to describe the political, economic, and social system of medieval Europe characterized by vassals holding land from lords in exchange for allegiance and service.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Feudalism" is said worldwide
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féodalité
Transliteration: feodalite
"La féodalité a dominé le Moyen Âge."
Feudalismus
Transliteration: Feudalismus
"Der Feudalismus prägte die mittelalterliche Gesellschaft."
feudalesimo
Transliteration: feudalesimo
"Il feudalesimo caratterizzò l'Europa medievale."
feudalismo
Transliteration: feudalismo
"El feudalismo estructuró la sociedad medieval."
feudalismo
Transliteration: feudalismo
"O feudalismo era baseado na posse de terras."
सामंतवाद
Transliteration: samantvad
"मध्यकाल में सामंतवाद का बोलबाला था।"
封建主义
Transliteration: fēngjiàn zhǔyì
"欧洲的中世纪是一个典型的封建主义时期。"
봉건주의
Transliteration: bonggeonjuui
"유럽의 봉건주의는 중세 사회의 기반이었다."
封建制度
Transliteration: hōken seido
"中世ヨーロッパでは封建制度が発達した。"
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