the tenure by which lands were held by a thane
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thanagesthe tenure by which lands were held by a thane
thanagethe tenure by which lands were held by a thane
tailletax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt
feudalismThe 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
socagetenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service
socagestenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service