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Added 10 October 2026

feudatory

/ˈfjuːdətəɹɪ/ noun

Latin root: feudātōrius Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about feudatory at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord.
a feudatory relationship
Owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign.
it remained feudatory to India until 1365

Origin

From the Latin feudātōrius, from the Mediaeval Latin feudāre (“to enfeoff”), from feudum, feodum.

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