
Manorialism was 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. Manoriali...
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political, economic, and social system by which the peasants of medieval Europe were rendered dependent on their land and on their lord. Its basic ... [9 related articles]
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