| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LODGERS | Tenants of Lords, e.g. |
| RESIDERS | Tenants, e.g. |
| LEAPERS | "Twelve Days of Christmas" lords, e.g. |
| PEERESS | Lady in the House of Lords, e.g. |
| ALIENS | Time Lords on "Doctor Who," e.g. |
| 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 |
