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feudatory

UK/ˈfjuːdətəɹɪ/

feudatory adjective: relating to feudalism, feudal.

Adjective

feudatory (not comparable)

  1. Relating to feudalism, feudal.

Noun

feudatory (plural feudatories)

  1. A feudal vassal.
  2. A feudal territory, a fief.
    • Henry VII granted a privilege in 1309 endorsing the three valleys as self-governing rural feudatories forming their own imperial bailiwick directly under him.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 587
  3. A fee paid by such a vassal to hold land.

feudatory meaning in Tamil

feudatory in Tamil

மேட்டுக்குடி மக்கள், சிற்றரசன்

Forms of feudatory

Adjective
alternative formfeodatory
Noun
pluralfeudatories

Origin of feudatory

From the Latin feudātōrius, from the Mediaeval Latin feudāre (“to enfeoff”), from feudum, feodum.

Phrases with feudatory

Questions about feudatory

What does feudatory mean?
Feudatory means relating to feudalism, feudal.
What is feudatory in Tamil?
Feudatory in Tamil is மேட்டுக்குடி மக்கள், சிற்றரசன். See Feudatory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is feudatory?
Feudatory can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce feudatory?
Feudatory is pronounced /ˈfjuːdətəɹɪ/ (UK).

Words near feudatory in the dictionary

  1. feudary
  2. feudataries
  3. feudatary
  4. feudatorial
  5. feudatories
  6. feudatory
  7. feudatory state
  8. feudatory states
  9. feuded
  10. feuder
  11. feuders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: feudatory (page history and authors); feudatory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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