Feudatory Definition & Meaning

feudatory
adjective
  1. of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord; "a feudatory relationship"
  2. owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign; "it remained feudatory to India until 1365"
noun
  1. a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

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