1
: of, relating to, or suggestive of feudalism
feudal law
a feudal lord
2
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a medieval fee (see fee entry 1 sense 1)
feudal rights and services
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Nominated for 26 Emmys, FX’s gorgeous drama about power struggles in feudal Japan revolves around Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Emmy nominee and series producer Hiroyuki Sanada), a brilliant warlord seen as a threat by his fellow members on the Council of Regents.
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
This meant having a say in how costumes, wigs and the sets had to be authentic to the world of 1600 feudal Japan.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
One week later, in central Tokyo, more than a hundred Chinese packed into a conference hall at Meiji University, which derives its name from the period of upheaval that transformed feudal Japan into a modern state.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024
This is Toda Mariko in the penultimate episode of Shōgun, FX’s epic adaptation of James Clavell’s novel about a civil war in feudal Japan.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
This meant having a say in how costumes, wigs and the sets had to be authentic to the world of 1600 feudal Japan.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
One week later, in central Tokyo, more than a hundred Chinese packed into a conference hall at Meiji University, which derives its name from the period of upheaval that transformed feudal Japan into a modern state.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024
This is Toda Mariko in the penultimate episode of Shōgun, FX’s epic adaptation of James Clavell’s novel about a civil war in feudal Japan.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
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“Feudal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feudal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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