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| The highest class in a hierarchial society |
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| A social system in which status is ranked, and power is concentrated in the higher ranks. |
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| A social system during the Middle Ages that was based on a hierarchial |
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| Person of high ranking in the feudal system |
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| Loyalty. A knight or noble would swear loyalty to the King during the Middle Ages. |
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| A piece of land granted to the Nobles during the Middle Ages. |
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| Peasants who rented land or worked for pay. |
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| Peasants who worked the land for the lord and were not alowed to leave the manor without the lord's permission. |
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