feudary

English

Etymology

Late Latin feudarius.

Adjective

feudary (not comparable)

1. Held by, or relating to, feudal tenure.

Noun

feudary (plural feudaries)

1. A tenant who holds his lands by feudal service; a feudatory.
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     […] as his client , vassal , feudary , and tenant , to receive it again of him at the hands of another cardinal […]

2. A feodary.

References

“feudary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.