pre-feudal
adjective
historyspecializeduk/ˌpriːˈfjuː.dəl/us/ˌpriːˈfjuː.dəl/relatingto atimebefore afeudalsystemexisted(= asocialsystemofWesternEuropein the MiddlesAgesor of anysocietythat isorganizedaccordingtorank):
Thestudytoucheson alongerhistorygoing back to pre-feudaltimes.
- Theplacenamesof Upper and Lower Swaledaleimplythat thesequenceof pre-feudalsettlementswaspatternedandorderly.
- Thisprevailedin thekinshipsystemof pre-feudalsocieties.
- Thebookconcentratesmainlyon thosetopicswhichconcernpre-capitalist and pre-feudalsocieties.
Middle Ages (medieval Period) 501-1500
- alchemy
- Anglo-Saxon
- bestiary
- Black Death
- chivalrous
- chivalry
- crusade
- Gothic
- mediaeval
- medieval
- minstrel
- moor
- Romanesque
- saga
- Saxon
- serf
- serfdom
- the Middle Ages
- trebuchet
- troubadour