Feudal System HMH

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Across
  1. 4. A piece of land granted to a vassal in exchange for military service.
  2. 6. The payments and services owed by a vassal to his lord, such as taxes, labor, and military service.
  3. 8. The lord to whom a vassal owed his primary loyalty and allegiance.
  4. 9. The act of pledging loyalty and service to a lord.
  5. 11. A person who owed loyalty and military service to a lord in exchange for land.
  6. 13. The amount of land granted to a knight in exchange for military service.
  7. 15. The duties and responsibilities owed by lords and vassals to one another under the feudal system.
Down
  1. 1. The main house on a lord's estate.
  2. 2. The requirement that lords provide a certain number of knights and soldiers for the king's army.
  3. 3. The process by which vassals could subdivide their own lands and create new vassals.
  4. 5. The agreement between a lord and a vassal that established their respective obligations and duties.
  5. 7. A political system in which land is exchanged for loyalty and military service.
  6. 10. A large estate owned by a lord or noble.
  7. 12. A peasant who was legally bound to work on a lord's estate.
  8. 14. The obligation of a vassal to be loyal and faithful to his lord.