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feudatory - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'feudatory' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Feudatory [ n.]
- A tenant or vassal who held his lands of a superior on condition of feudal service; the tenant of a feud or fief.

Meaning of 'feudatory' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . feudatory [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord
Example in sentence:
  • a feudatory relationship
2 . feudatory [ s]
Meaning (2):
- owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign
Example in sentence:
  • it remained feudatory to India until 1365