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pre·feu·dal | \ ˌprē-ˈfyü-dᵊl 
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or pre-feudal
Definition of prefeudal
: of, relating to, or existing in a time before feudalism prefeudal societies the prefeudal landscape in prefeudal times
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The first known use of prefeudal was in 1870
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