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about the 15th century, based on the holding of all land in fief or fee and
the resulting relation of lord to vassal, ( ); The heyday of
Canadian feudalism was the period from 1663 to about 1750. — The Seigneurs
of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism;
• (fief)- a fiefdom; A fixed sum charged, as by an institution or by law, for a
privilege; His descendants renewed their hold upon the fief, which was
erected into a duchy in 1619. — The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini;
• (seigneur)- a man of rank, especially a feudal lord in the ancient régime;
The term seigneur is still used but is now a mere honorary title. — A
Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861;
• (fidelity)- loyalty; strict observance of promises, duties, etc., ( ;
); I know your rare quality of fidelity--of constancy;
• (allegiance)- the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a
subject to his or her sovereign, ( , ,
, ); Anyone failing to swear allegiance would suffer the full
penalty of the law;
mock, banter, ridicule, rebuke, vituperation, bicker, denigrate,
humiliate, smear, maculate
jeer = gibe = flout = mock = scoff = deride > derision = ridicule
• (jeer)- to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely, ( ,
, , ); The English crowd jeered at Luis Felipe
Scolari in the Portuguese dugout: 'You'll never manage England, ' they
yelled;
• (gibe)- to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer, ( ,
); That night I happened to dine with Whistler and telling him of what
had occurred called forth a most stinging gibe at Oscar's expense. — Oscar
Wilde;
• (flout)- to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock, (
, , / ); Payment of taxes and
civic obligations are perceived as a virtue and those who flout this as
criminals;
• (mock)- to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision,(