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Administration
noun · 78% connection
The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Attorn
verb · 78% connection
To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alien…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Attornment
noun · 78% connection
The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Bordar
noun · 78% connection
A villein who rendered menial service for his cottage; a cottier.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Chivalry
noun · 78% connection
A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Dominical
adjective · 78% connection
Relating to, or given by, our Lord; as, the dominical (or Lord's) prayer.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Ecbatic
adjective · 78% connection
Denoting a mere result or consequence, as distinguished from telic, which denotes intention or purpose; thus the phrase / /, if render…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Enfeoff
verb · 78% connection
To give in vassalage; to make subservient.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Escuage
noun · 78% connection
Service of the shield, a species of knight service by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war, at his own charge. It was af…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Fealty
noun · 78% connection
Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Fee
noun · 78% connection
Reward or compensation for services rendered or to be rendered; especially, payment for professional services, of optional amount, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Feud
noun · 78% connection
A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service; the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Freeborn
adjective · 78% connection
Born free; not born in vassalage; inheriting freedom.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Heriot
noun · 78% connection
Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of a ten…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Homager
noun · 78% connection
One who does homage, or holds land of another by homage; a vassal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Inthrallment
noun · 78% connection
Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; bondage; vassalage.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Jaghir
noun · 78% connection
A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
Lord
noun · 78% connection
A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: homage, service, rendered, superior, lord.
