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
Examples of feudal in a Sentence
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As Esquire reports, Clavell took some creative liberties concerning Blackthorne’s arrival in Japan and his influence on the feudal proceedings.
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Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
Set in 17th century Japan, the story is satisfyingly complex and the acting is superb, especially from Anna Sawai as the translator Lady Mariko, veteran Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano as feudal leader Yabushige and the highly appealing Cosmo Jarvis as the English sailor John Blackthorne.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
The tale, based on a true story, brings two unlikely figures together — a wise but imperiled feudal lord and a brash, crass British pilot whose ship got washed ashore.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
Even spinoffs set in feudal Japan or an alternate reality infested with zombies contain a version of the mode.
—Brian Feldman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Based on James Clavell’s novel, Shogun is a new series about feudal Japan and its complex politics as European powers descend, hoping to enrich themselves and thwart one another.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Set in feudal Japan at the start of the 17th century, the story begins with a European ship that reaches a fishing village under the stewardship of English pilot John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis).
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
His uncompromising bravado against the industrial and feudal elite of the two other dominant political parties — the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Group (PML-N) — has endeared him to many but also led to political impasse and his ultimate downfall.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
Fines date back to the Middle Ages, when feudal lords would let people pay to get out of their stockades – an alternative to being in custody.
—Courtney E. Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2024
Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
Set in 17th century Japan, the story is satisfyingly complex and the acting is superb, especially from Anna Sawai as the translator Lady Mariko, veteran Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano as feudal leader Yabushige and the highly appealing Cosmo Jarvis as the English sailor John Blackthorne.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
The tale, based on a true story, brings two unlikely figures together — a wise but imperiled feudal lord and a brash, crass British pilot whose ship got washed ashore.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
Even spinoffs set in feudal Japan or an alternate reality infested with zombies contain a version of the mode.
—Brian Feldman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Based on James Clavell’s novel, Shogun is a new series about feudal Japan and its complex politics as European powers descend, hoping to enrich themselves and thwart one another.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Set in feudal Japan at the start of the 17th century, the story begins with a European ship that reaches a fishing village under the stewardship of English pilot John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis).
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
His uncompromising bravado against the industrial and feudal elite of the two other dominant political parties — the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Group (PML-N) — has endeared him to many but also led to political impasse and his ultimate downfall.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
Fines date back to the Middle Ages, when feudal lords would let people pay to get out of their stockades – an alternative to being in custody.
—Courtney E. Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Feudal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feudal. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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