What is feudalism?

Feudalism was a medieval contractual relationship among the upper classes, by which a lord granted land to his men in return for military service. A lord was a noble who owned land, a vassal was a person who was granted possession of the land by the lord, and the land was known as a fief. In exchange for the fief, the vassal would provide military service to the lord.

Answered - 303 days ago at 5:01pm on Apr 12 2011

Feudalism was a set of political and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the ninth and fifteenth centuries.

Answered by Andrew D. - 381 days ago at 3:29pm on Jan 24 2011

Feudalism is a political and military system between a feudal aristocrat (a lord or liege), and his vassals. ChaCha!

Answered by Moises H. - 515 days ago at 12:32pm on Sep 13 2010

Feudalism: the system of political organization in Europe from the 9th-15th centuries. The term came about in the 17th century.

Answered by Ben L. - 1024 days ago at 12:24am on Apr 22 2009

A system of obligations that bound lords and their subjects in Europe during much of the Middle Ages. In theory, the king...MORE?

Answered by Matthew P. - 1051 days ago at 12:46pm on Mar 26 2009

Feudalism is the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as MORE?

Answered by Joshua L. - 1065 days ago at 2:16pm on Mar 11 2009

Feudalism - A political and economic system of Europe from the 9th to about the 15th century, based on the holding of all MORE?

Answered by Angela C. - 1067 days ago at 4:26am on Mar 10 2009

A political, economic, or social order resembling a medieval system. ChaCha!

Answered by Haley C. - 1069 days ago at 10:29am on Mar 08 2009