The feudal and aristocratic societies of Europe were founded on a system of landlordism which was characterized by two distinct features.
欧洲的封建贵族社会建立在地主制度的基础上,这种制度具有两个截然不同的特征。
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Feudalism
Feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.