Across
- 1. a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.
- 3. the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
- 5. a man who has dedicated his live to religion, partly by giving up some aspects of regular, worldly life.
- 9. an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization.
- 10. the amount of compensation paid by a person committing an offense to the injured party or, in case of death, to his family.
Down
- 2. a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
- 4. the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 6. a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one.
- 7. a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior
- 8. the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.