In the earlier Middle Ages, towns arose from villages, and were, like the villages, part of the land holdings of feudal lords. Sometimes the holdings were divided or returned to the king and given to new lords, and it often came to be that towns were under the jurisdiction of a different lord than the surrounding countryside.
In the later Middle Ages when towns actually came into being they were run by a council made up of merchants and wealthy non noble families much like today. They would deal with taxes, protection, keeping the peace and making sure all the laws were obeyed and establishing those laws. The governments of these towns were republican in nature, and were referred to as medieval communes.
There is a link below to an article on medieval communes.
In Medieval times, a good feudal lord shared the bounty of the land with the tenant. A good feudal lord also shared meals with the tenant.
liege lord
Feudal lord
Stephen David Young holds the feudal title of Lord of Westbury Buckinghamshire.
Stephen David Young holds the feudal title of Lord of waxham Norfolk.
In Medieval times, a good feudal lord shared the bounty of the land with the tenant. A good feudal lord also shared meals with the tenant.
The manor was the estate of a feudal lord.
The Tyrant Feudal Lord - 1908 was released on: USA: July 1908
Mense lord
liege lord
lord
it is the estate of a feudal lord
Ladies followed men, and they Married a lord. They could also become a knight but it was very rare.Ladies followed men, and they Married a lord. They could also become a knight but it was very rare.
A laird, which is the Scottish word for lord.
laird
Feudal lord
A feudal lord of Japan who was a large landowner.