Etymology

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Today it means: Relating to feudalism, feudal. Full definition →

Latin feudātōrius
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  1. Latin · derived fromfeudāre“to enfeoff”
  2. Latin · derived fromfeudātōrius
  3. English todayfeudatory

From the Latin feudātōrius, from the Mediaeval Latin feudāre (“to enfeoff”), from feudum, feodum.

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