feudatory meaning and definition

FEUDATORY noun

Definition of feudatory (noun)

1. a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
   • synonyms: liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal

FEUDATORY adjective

Definition of feudatory (adjective)

1. of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord
   • "a feudatory relationship"
2. owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign
   • "it remained feudatory to India until 1365"