- of, resembling, relating to, or characteristic of feudalism or its institutions
- of, characteristic of, or relating to a fief
- derogatory old-fashioned, reactionary, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
feu•dal /ˈfyudəl/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- World Historyof, relating to, or like feudalism, esp. of the Middle Ages.
feu•dal
(fyo̅o̅d′l),USA pronunciation adj.
feu′dal•ly, adv.
- World Historyof, pertaining to, or like the feudal system, or its political, military, social, and economic structure.
- World Historyof or pertaining to the Middle Ages.
- World Historyof, pertaining to, or of the nature of a fief or fee:a feudal estate.
- World Historyof or pertaining to the holding of land in a fief or fee.
- Medieval Latin feudālis. See feud2, -al1
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
feudal /ˈfjuːdəl/ adj
'feudal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aid
- allegiance
- banal
- benefice
- Bloch
- Bushido
- champerty
- corvée
- customary
- escheat
- fealty
- fee
- feoffee
- feu
- feudalism
- feudality
- feudalize
- feudatory
- fief
- fiefdom
- grange
- homage
- infeudation
- investiture
- Joseph II
- liege
- liegeman
- livery
- lord
- man
- Minamoto Yoritomo
- noble
- Oda Nobunaga
- Osaka
- seigneur
- seigniory
- seisin
- suzerain
- tallage
- Turgot
- udal
- vassal
- vassalage
- vavasor
- allodial
- bail
- ban
- baron
- castle
- chou