Medieval times vocabulary: 16 terms with definitions

The medieval system in which land was given in return for loyalty and military service.

A noble who held land and had power over the people who lived on it.

A person who received land from a lord and promised loyalty and service in return.

A soldier in armor who fought on horseback and served a lord.

A peasant bound to work a lord's land, who could not leave it without permission.

A lord's estate: his house, his fields and the village of the people who worked them.

A fortified stone home built to protect a lord and his lands.

The code knights were expected to follow: bravery, loyalty and courtesy.

One of a series of religious wars, from 1096 to 1291, in which European Christians fought to control the Holy Land.

A deadly disease that spreads quickly; the Black Death of 1347 to 1351 killed at least a third of Europe's people.

An association of craftsmen or merchants in a medieval town that set standards and trained apprentices.

A community where monks lived, worked and prayed, and often copied books by hand.

A large church that is the seat of a bishop.

A written document granting rights; the Magna Carta of 1215 is the most famous English charter.

A warrior of feudal Japan who served a lord and followed a code of honor.

The military ruler of feudal Japan, who held the real power while the emperor reigned.