Vocabulary - The Feudal System

king

crowned ruler of a territory or country called a kingdom

lord

owned land that was given by the king

lady

woman of nobility

knight

a class of the lower nobility charged with fighting for the lord and maintaining lordship

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the youngest term of aknight's training, usually held by boys from age eight to thirteen

squire

a young man in training to become a knight

serf

a peasant, the lowest class in the feudal system

chancellor

any of various officials of high rank, especially a secretary to a noble