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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > politics of oppression > feudalism

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feudalism  

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  • Feudalism is an indefinite term referring to either a form of political organization or a type of economic system. Politically, feudalism is an aristocratic hierarchy in which political authority is dispersed among lords and their vassals. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Feudalism]

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