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feu·da·to·ry
(fyū'də-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) 
n., pl., -ries.
n., pl., -ries.
- A person holding land by feudal fee; a vassal.
- A feudal fee.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of the feudal relationship between vassal and lord.
- Owing feudal homage or allegiance.
[Medieval Latin feudatōrius, from feudātus, past participle of feudāre, to enfeoff, from feudum, fee, fief. See feud2.]
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