different between feudalism vs manorialism

English

Etymology

From feudal +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fju.d?l?z?m/

Noun

feudalism (countable and uncountable, plural feudalisms)

1. A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.

Related terms

• feudal
• feudalistic

Translations

See also

• capitalism
• communism
• monarchy
• peasant
• serf
• suzerain
• vassal

Anagrams

• sulfamide

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian feudalismo, French féodalisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe.u.da.?lism/

Noun

feudalism n (uncountable)

1. feudalism

English

Etymology

manorial +? -ism

Noun

manorialism (uncountable)

1. A political, economic and social system in medieval and early modern Europe; originally a form of serfdom but later a looser system in which land was administered via the local manor.

Related terms

• manorial

Anagrams

• solar minima