HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Knights
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Serfs
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Vassals
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Fiefs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Definitions of serf. (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord. synonyms: helot, villein. types: cotter, cottier. a medieval English villein.
Detailed explanation-2: -Serfs who occupied land belonging to the lord were required to work the land, and in return received certain entitlements. Serfdom was the status of peasants in the manor system, and villeins were the most common type of serf in the Middle Ages.
Detailed explanation-3: -The landowner was called the feudal lord. Often, the landowner was the monarchy. The feudal lord offered land tenure rights, or stewardship rights to certain parcels of land, called fiefs. The receiver of the fief became a vassal of the lord.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, the king would give gifts of land (called fiefs) to the lords or nobles and they would enter into an agreement with a vassal. Vassals would allow peasants called serfs to live on parts of their land.