semifeudal

adjective

semi·​feu·​dal ˌse-mē-ˈfyü-dᵊl How to pronounce semifeudal (audio)
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: having some characteristics of feudalism

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The country had an economy largely dominated by latifundios, semifeudal plantations whose owners treated their peasants as racially inferior and almost indistinguishable from property. Dan Kaufman, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of semifeudal was in 1898

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“Semifeudal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semifeudal. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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