feudal
feudal
Word details
- German meaning
- Bezieht sich auf das Feudalwesen, eine Gesellschaftsordnung des Mittelalters.
- English meaning
- Relating to feudalism, a social system of the Middle Ages.
- Synonym
- lehnsherrlich, mittelalterlich
- German example
- Das feudale System basierte auf Landbesitz und Lehen.
- English example
- The feudal system was based on land ownership and fiefs.
- Comparative
- feudalerSuperlative: am feudalsten
Related words
- feudalistisch
feudal
- Feudaladel
Feudal nobility
- feudalistisch
Feudalistic
- Feudalismus
Feudalism
- höfisch
courtly
- Lehen
fief, feudal tenure
- Vasallin
A female person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord.
Example sentences with “feudal”
Das war eine feudale Zeit. (That was a feudal era.)
Frequently asked questions
Does 'feudal' mean luxurious in German?
Yes, colloquially, 'feudal' can sometimes describe something very grand, luxurious, or 'posh'.