Feodalisme wantah madué  pakilitan ring sajeroning sang adi kuasa miwah sayannyane, pinaka pikolih saking dinas militer miwah pangaptinnyané prasida masatya, santukan punika sang adi kuasa prasida ngicénin  tanah sayannyané.
Feudalism was the link between a lord and his vassal where, in return for military service and the expectation of loyalty, the lord would grant the vassal land.