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feudatory

/fyoo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // ˈfyu dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //UK // (ˈfjuːdətərɪ, in feudal Europe -trɪ) //

藩政,藩国,藩镇,藩属

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural feu·da·to·ries.

    • : a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.
    • : a fief or fee.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : under the overlordship of another sovereign or state.
    • : holding or held by feudal tenure.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • A feudatory Sovereign indeed; but yet independent so long as my dues of homage are duly discharged.

  • Though a feudatory of the rebellious Holkar of Indore, he kept aloof from all Mahratta intrigues, and behaved well to us.

  • The feudatory knights had disagreements among themselves, and carried on petty war against each other.

  • In 1905 the district of Sambalpur, together with the five feudatory states, was transferred to Bengal.

  • If the principality was feudatory, the conclusion necessarily follows, that it was under the government of the king's laws.