different between feudal vs serjeanty

English

Etymology

From Old French feodal, from Medieval Latin feodalis, from feodum, feudum, fevum (“fief, fee”), from Frankish *fehu (“cattle, owndom, property, fee”), from Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle”). More at fee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fju?.d?l/, [?fju?.d??]
  • (US, also) IPA^(key): [?fju.???]
• Rhymes: -u?d?l

Adjective

feudal (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to feudalism.

Derived terms

• unfeudal

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /f?w?dal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /few?dal/

Adjective

feudal (masculine and feminine plural feudals)

1. feudal

Danish

Adjective

feudal

1. feudal

Related terms

• feudalisme

Further reading

• “feudal” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “feudal” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f????da?l/

Adjective

feudal (comparative feudaler, superlative am feudalsten)

1. feudal

Declension

Derived terms

• Feudalismus, Feudalsystem

Further reading

• “feudal” in Duden online

Portuguese

Etymology

Feudo +? -al

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /few?ða?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /few?daw/

Adjective

feudal m or f (plural feudais, comparable)

1. feudal
2. (euphemistic) violent

Derived terms

• feudalismo

Further reading

• “feudal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Adjective

feudal m or n (feminine singular feudal?, masculine plural feudali, feminine and neuter plural feudale)

1. feudal

Declension

Related terms

• feudaliza

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feu?dal/, [feu??ð?al]

Adjective

feudal (plural feudales)

1. feudal

Derived terms

Related terms

• feudalismo m

English

Noun

serjeanty (countable and uncountable, plural serjeanties)

1. (Britain, historical) A form of land ownership under the feudal system, where a family held an estate in exchange for rendering a service to their liege lord.

   The manor of Scrivelsby in England has, since the Middle Ages, been held by the Marmion family in grand serjeanty, in exchange for their service as King's or Queen's Champion.

Alternative forms

• sergeanty
• sergeantry
• serjeantry (obsolete)

Derived terms

• grand serjeanty
• petit serjeanty

References

• Pollock, Frederick, The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I