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In reply to the discussion: What an evil thing he did. [View all]
SARose
(1,831 posts)12. It's called Feudalism
Per the Oxford dictionary
feu·dal·ism/ˈfyo͞odəˌlizəm/noun
noun: feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
noun: feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
All hail King Trump while his nobles and knights divide up our National Parks, water, oil, natural gas and whatever else they want.
How does peasant/serf sound to you?
No wonder he loves Camelot! 🙄
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