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10.4 Vocab Flashcards

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lord

A

landowner

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vassal

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person receiving a fief from a lord

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fief

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land granted by a lord to a vassal

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knight

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warrior on horseback who promised to defend his lord’s land in exchange for a fief

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serf

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peasant who worked the land of a lord and could not lawfully leave it

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manor

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lord’s estate

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tithe

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Church tax; usually one-tenth of a peasant family’s income

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