History: Truce and Peace of God

Posted on Sun 26 November 2023 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

In the eleventh century the Catholic church instituted the Peace of God to stop knights from constantly battling each other and especially to stop them from hurting and killing noncombatant persons such as clergy, the poor, merchants and women. The church urged knights to take an oath of respect for …


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History: aratum

Posted on Sun 19 November 2023 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

See carruca aratum|see carruca .


History: carruca

Posted on Sun 12 November 2023 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

A carruca is a heavy, wheeled plow, that revolutionized agriculture in the high middle ages, . The aratum , a light, wooden, non-wheeled plow was used previously. The aratum could be effective in the light soil regions of the Mediterranean, however it was ineffective in the dense clay soils of northern and …


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History: manorialism

Posted on Sun 15 October 2023 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

Manorialism extended the concept of feudal fiefdom's as a principal land owner, or Lord, was the overseer and master of a Manor. The Manor was the principal dwelling on the Lord's property or estate. The Lord had servants on the Manor known as serfs. The Lord was allowed to retain …


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History: subinfeudation

Posted on Sun 24 September 2023 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

Subinfeudation is the term for the hierarchical structure that existed between Lords and their Vassals in the middle ages. At the top of the structure there were kings. The kings in turn had Vassals who were powerful Lords or Barons. These powerful Lords were also major land owners, who in …


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History: benefice

Posted on Sun 17 September 2023 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

A benefice was a grant of land provided by land owners in exchange for maintenance of their large land estates, or military service. The benefice was an integral part of feudalism as this was often the principal bond between the Lord and it's Vassals.