feudal lord; landowner and ruler
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
feudal lord; the owner and ruler of a manor or fiefdom
formalA historical term primarily used to describe the nobility in pre-modern Chinese and Western European societies who held both economic (land ownership) and political (jurisdiction, military) power over a territory.
Zhōng中
shì世
jì纪
de的
Ōu欧
zhōu洲
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
dà大
xiǎo小
bù不
yī一
de的
lǐng领
zhǔ主
。
Medieval Europe had many lords of varying sizes.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǐng领
zhǔ主
zài在
tā他
de的
lǐng领
dì地
shang上
yōng拥
yǒu有
jué绝
duì对
de的
quán权
lì力
。
This lord held absolute power over his domain.
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Nóng农
nú奴
xū需
yào要
xiàng向
lǐng领
zhǔ主
jiǎo缴
nà纳
dì地
zū租
bìng并
tí提
gōng供
láo劳
yì役
。
Serfs needed to pay rent and provide labor to their lord.