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A lord was a man who had control of a piece of land, known as a demesne (pronounced "domain" - its actually the root of our modern word). His job was to develop the land with the resources he had and to collect taxes and rents. A demesne usually had a small village on it, and was surrounded by fields. One half or one third of these fields were the lord's, the rest were available for the villagers to work. The lord could charge rent for livingspace and workspace, meaning he charged rent for a house or land in the village, and for the land the villagers grew crops on. Rent could be in coin (ie gold or silver), produce (like grain, wheat, chickens, etc), or labour (working in the lord's fields), the most common being labour.
Essentially the lord made this agreement with the villagers: "I'll let you grow things on this bit of land and have this little hut so you can live, if you work this piece of land and grow things for me."
A lord would also be responsible for settling minor disputes in the village, collecting and paying taxes, and supporting the king or greater lord's army with money, food/supplies, or fighting men.
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How do you use manor in a sentence?
The person most commonly met in the Middle ages lived on a manor.
What is the village-like section of a fief in the middle ages?
manor
Did the plague cause the manor system to fall apart in the middle ages?
yes, it did cause the manor system
What might have happened if everyone on the manor decided to go on strike in the middle ages?
they die
The Middle Ages in Western Europe was characterized by what?
the manor system and the importance of land ownership
How was life different from a town in the middle ages from life on a manor?
life was different in middle ages since it was the middles ages and in manor well, it was the manor!
What was a manor house in middle ages?
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How do you use manor in a sentence?
The person most commonly met in the Middle ages lived on a manor.
What is the village-like section of a fief in the middle ages?
manor
How did the manor system of the middle ages work?
very carefully
Where did the lords live in the Middle Ages?
The lord in the middle ages lived in the back of a castle !
Did the plague cause the manor system to fall apart in the middle ages?
yes, it did cause the manor system
Who baked in the Middle Ages?
During the Middle Ages, only monasteries and manor houses baked large quantities of leavened products
What role did the feudal manor play in Western European society in the Middle Ages?
The Manor ade Feudalism possible
What system of government was set up during the middle ages?
the manor system
Where did kings live in the middle ages?
they lived in castles on the manor and they ruled the land.
A large estate owned by a noble or knight in the middle ages was called a?
manor
