Definition of "feudality" [feu•dal•i•ty]

• The quality or state of being feudal. (noun)
• A feudal holding, system, or regime. (noun)

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• "Majesty, which recall feudality, should be restored; for the king ought to glory in the title of King of the French."
• "In many cases it was the feudality of the situation: the chosen few at the top living luxurious lives while the majority of the organization was carried by unpaid volunteers, that caused people to feel fed up."
• "This was to be expected, however, given the fact that England achieved a form of centralized government and idea of nationhood long before other continental giants, still fragmented due to feudality, a feudality which the Norman invasion of 1066 served to undo."