10.4 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
lord
A
landowner
2
Q
vassal
A
person receiving a fief from a lord
3
Q
fief
A
land granted by a lord to a vassal
4
Q
knight
A
warrior on horseback who promised to defend his lord’s land in exchange for a fief
5
Q
serf
A
peasant who worked the land of a lord and could not lawfully leave it
6
Q
manor
A
lord’s estate
7
Q
tithe
A
Church tax; usually one-tenth of a peasant family’s income