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FEUDALIZE
feudalize
(verb) bring (a country or people) under feudalism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
feudalize (third-person singular simple present feudalizes, present participle feudalizing, simple past and past participle feudalized)
To make something feudal.
Source: Wiktionary
Feu"dal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feudalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Feudalizing.]
Definition: To reduce toa feudal tenure; to conform to feudalism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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