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11Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
12Serfdom — Serf redirects here. For the Saint, see Saint Serf. For SERF magnetometer, see SERF. Part o …
13Lord of the Manor — The title of Lord of the Manor arose in the English mediaeval system of Manorialism following the Norman Conquest. The title Lord of the Manor is a titular feudal dignity which is still recognised today. Their holders are entitled to call… …
14Childwite — In medieval England, a childwite, or child wit, was a fine paid by a man to a lord for unlawfully impregnating his bond woman (female slave). The term was also selectively used of free women. See also Manorialism  This article incorporates… …
15manorial system — noun : manorialism * * * manorialism. [1955 60] …
16manor — noun Etymology: Middle English maner, from Old French manoir, from manoir to sojourn, dwell, from Latin manēre more at mansion Date: 14th century 1. a. the house or hall of an estate ; mansion b. a landed estate 2. a. a unit of English rural… …
17Feudal society — is a sometimes debated term used to describe the social order in the Western Europe, Central Europe, and sometimes Japan and other regions in the Middle Ages, characterized by the legal subjection of a large part of the peasantry to a hereditary… …
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