Feudal System HMH

4. A piece of land granted to a vassal in exchange for military service.
6. The payments and services owed by a vassal to his lord, such as taxes, labor, and military service.
8. The lord to whom a vassal owed his primary loyalty and allegiance.
9. The act of pledging loyalty and service to a lord.
11. A person who owed loyalty and military service to a lord in exchange for land.
13. The amount of land granted to a knight in exchange for military service.
15. The duties and responsibilities owed by lords and vassals to one another under the feudal system.

1. The main house on a lord's estate.
2. The requirement that lords provide a certain number of knights and soldiers for the king's army.
3. The process by which vassals could subdivide their own lands and create new vassals.
5. The agreement between a lord and a vassal that established their respective obligations and duties.
7. A political system in which land is exchanged for loyalty and military service.
10. A large estate owned by a lord or noble.
12. A peasant who was legally bound to work on a lord's estate.
14. The obligation of a vassal to be loyal and faithful to his lord.