Medieval Terms

A social system in medieval Europe, where people worked and fought for nobles in exchange for protection and land.

A system of organization with different levels of authority or status.

Loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.

Large country houses with lands; the principal house of a landed estate.

One tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the church and clergy.

A person who is not a serf or slave.

Agricultural laborers bound under the feudal system to work on their lord's estate.

Relating to money or currency.

An association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area.

A trained worker who is employed by someone else.