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unfeudal

unfeudal adjective: not feudal.

Adjective

unfeudal (not comparable)

  1. Not feudal.
    • And it seemeth to be improper and unfeudal, to lodge the Soveraignty or High Seigneurage of the Empire, even in Part, in the middle or low estates of the Empire, to wit, in the Tenants of Arrierfiefs, or the Bourgeoisie, and Peasantrie.1736, Thomas Madox, Baronia Anglica; an History of Land-honours and Baronies, and of Tenure in capite Verified by Records, London: Francis Gosling, 1741, Book III, Chapter III. Deviation from the...
    • Upon the hint of having spoken disrespectfully or carelessly of the family and the family honours, he was quite indignant. He, who had ever boasted of being an Elliot, and whose feelings, as to connection, were only too strict to suit the unfeudal tone of the present day.1817 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Persuasion; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=III or IV), London: John Murray, […], 20 December...

Origin of unfeudal

From un- + feudal.

Questions about unfeudal

What does unfeudal mean?
Unfeudal means not feudal.
What part of speech is unfeudal?
Unfeudal is an adjective.

Words near unfeudal in the dictionary

  1. unfetteredly
  2. unfetteredness
  3. unfettering
  4. unfetters
  5. unfettled
  6. unfeudal
  7. unfeudalise
  8. unfeudalised
  9. unfeudalises
  10. unfeudalising
  11. unfeudalize

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