How to pronounce feudal
American English pronunciation
FYOO-dul
- IPA
- /ˈfjudəl/
- Syllables
- FYOO · dul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What feudal means
Of the old system where lords owned land and others worked it
In a sentence: In feudal times, farmers worked a lord's fields and gave him part of every harvest.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for land held from a lord in return for service. It has nothing to do with feud, the word for a long quarrel.
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