MANORIALISM

Manorialism

Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market economy and new forms of agrarian contract.

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Manorialism
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

manorialism

Noun

  1. A political, economic and social system in medieval and early modern Europe; originally a form of serfdom but later a looser system in which land was administered via the local manor.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: manorialism
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!