1
: of, relating to, or suggestive of feudalism
feudal law
a feudal lord
2
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a medieval fee (see fee entry 1 sense 1)
feudal rights and services
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This is the essence of Doom, now given a feudal twist in Doom: The Dark Ages.
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Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
According to Whiting, the games’ importance cannot be separated from the period of Sakoku, or feudal isolation, which had ended less than 50 years prior.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Although it’s set in the future, society has really fallen back into a feudal state, which suggested to me period paintings.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
In feudal society, enjoying leisure—exemption from work—constituted a privilege.
—Walter Benjamin, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
According to Whiting, the games’ importance cannot be separated from the period of Sakoku, or feudal isolation, which had ended less than 50 years prior.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Although it’s set in the future, society has really fallen back into a feudal state, which suggested to me period paintings.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
In feudal society, enjoying leisure—exemption from work—constituted a privilege.
—Walter Benjamin, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feudal
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“Feudal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feudal. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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