All feudalism synonyms
feu·dal·ism
F f noun feudalism
- slavery — the condition of a slave; bondage.
- bondage — Bondage is the condition of being someone's property and having to work for them.
- labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- servitude — slavery or bondage of any kind: political or intellectual servitude.
- captivity — Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
- serfdom — a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
- in-thrall — to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.
- thralldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
- thrall — a person who is in bondage; slave.
- grind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- drudgery — menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- indenture — a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- drudge — a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- toil — Usually, toils. a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.
- subjection — the act of subjecting.
- peonage — the condition or service of a peon.
- vassalage — the state or condition of a vassal.
- servility — slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
- villeinage — the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord.
- yoke — a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. Compare harness (def 1).
- enslavement — The action of making someone a slave; subjugation.
- labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- enthrallment — The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled.
- moil — to work hard; drudge.
- helotry — serfdom; slavery.