1
: of, relating to, or suggestive of feudalism
feudal law
a feudal lord
2
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a medieval fee (see fee entry 1 sense 1)
feudal rights and services
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Because the feudal courts, chivalric codes, and aristocratic patronage that had sustained it were gone.
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Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
After six months of backpacking, Martha was feeling very Taoist, very detached, just a big naked eyeball wandering around, absorbing all the astonishing things there were to see at the frayed edges of a defunct feudal empire.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Kokurojo is a feudal mystery drama set during a 16th-century castle siege, adapted from Honobu Yonezawa’s novel that made Japanese literary history by sweeping all four of the country’s major mystery awards.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Punishment, some said, for Amodei comparing the president to a feudal warlord and privately urging people to vote for Kamala Harris.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
After six months of backpacking, Martha was feeling very Taoist, very detached, just a big naked eyeball wandering around, absorbing all the astonishing things there were to see at the frayed edges of a defunct feudal empire.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Kokurojo is a feudal mystery drama set during a 16th-century castle siege, adapted from Honobu Yonezawa’s novel that made Japanese literary history by sweeping all four of the country’s major mystery awards.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Punishment, some said, for Amodei comparing the president to a feudal warlord and privately urging people to vote for Kamala Harris.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for feudal
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“Feudal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feudal. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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