A hierarchical system structuring society around land ownership and loyalty, feudalism defined medieval Europe. Lords granted land (fiefs) to vassals in exchange for military service and taxes, who in turn controlled peasants (serfs) working the land. Primarily, the nobility and monarchy benefited, securing power and wealth through this rigid chain of obligations.
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