i think it is called a grant
The feudal system was based on permanent heritable land grants in exchange for services. At its origin these services were military services, so the crown (the ultimate landowner) granted large tracts of land to nobles and in exchange the nobles pledged to provide so many knights or footsoldiers in case of war. Those great nobles could grant part of that land to lesser nobles in exchange for a promise of lesser military support, and these in turn made smaller grants until at some point there was a grant to a person (called the freeholder) who actually farmed or lived on the land, and had to provide simple services such as a certain number of days' labour or a certain quantity of grain. These lesser relationships between one who granted land and one who provided services, nested within each other like Russian dolls, were called subinfeudation.
It was the lord's responsibility to manage and defend his land and the people who worked it. :DThe nobility had a responsibility to their king and to make sure that the money or crops from their manor/estate reached the king. They also owed the king time as a knight and were required to attend training a certain number of days each month. If there was a war they were required to fight. As individual estate owners they had the responsibility to see that the estate ran well and that any problems that arose were taken care of by them. They were to oversee the growing to the crops, harvest, and rents. To grant permission to marry to the tenants on their estates.
The feudal system was meant to help organize things for people (to help people). How it worked: What happened was that the king was at the top, and then the nobles were given land that was split up so they couldn't start a rebellion and the nobles gave their land to lots of knights which gave thier land to lots of peasants which farmed the land and paid taxes. The knights fought, and the king gave the noble more land so that he was richer. More land=richer you are! This kind of system was based on kept promises. If some promises were not kept, the entire system fails. For example, if a king gives 12 lords land to have in return for service, the lord promises to give the king knights to protect him. But if only 6 lords keep the promise, then the king isn't as well-protected and therefore has a chance to die.
Lords owned land, which they did not grant to their vassals, but they did grant the right to live and work on that land as tenants.
Vassals
Feudal societies are characterized by a hierarchical structure where land ownership and power are concentrated in the hands of a few nobles or lords. These nobles grant land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and military service, creating a system of mutual obligations and dependencies. Additionally, feudal societies are often marked by a decentralized political system with fragmented authority and local governance.
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A lord or monarch would typically make a grant of land to another person in the feudal system. This grant, known as a fief, would be given in exchange for military service or other obligations.
i think it is called a grant
The Spanish king or queen granted haciendas to the viceroys they placed in control of various parts of their empire that they had during their span of power in the New World (1521-1898). They also granted haciendas to other nobles of the quasi-feudal system that existed such as grandees, hidalgos, and other small classes that existed within the Spanish feudal system, which was very unique to the French/English one and very similar to the Portuguese one.
Feudal landownership refers to a system where nobles or lords own large estates and grant land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and service. Sharecropping involves farmers renting land from landowners and paying with a portion of their crop instead of cash. While feudalism was a hierarchical system based on loyalty and service, sharecropping emerged after the abolition of slavery and often resulted in tenant farmers being trapped in cycles of debt.
During the Middle Ages , it was common for Nobles to grant use of land in exchange for goods. Feudalism is the name for this political system.
The feudal system was based on permanent heritable land grants in exchange for services. At its origin these services were military services, so the crown (the ultimate landowner) granted large tracts of land to nobles and in exchange the nobles pledged to provide so many knights or footsoldiers in case of war. Those great nobles could grant part of that land to lesser nobles in exchange for a promise of lesser military support, and these in turn made smaller grants until at some point there was a grant to a person (called the freeholder) who actually farmed or lived on the land, and had to provide simple services such as a certain number of days' labour or a certain quantity of grain. These lesser relationships between one who granted land and one who provided services, nested within each other like Russian dolls, were called subinfeudation.
The short answer is "the feudal system." Nobles would raise armies from their own territories. Knights were, essentially, "officers" ... they were from wealthy aristocratic families who owned things like armor and swords. Being "knighted" was recognition from other knights (and ultimately from the nobles) that you had armor and a sword and were willing and able to use them in a way the other knights found acceptable. Lesser nobles ... those who didn't command much territory ... would recognize some higher-ranked noble as their feudal lord. In exchange for this, they could expect a certain amount of help if they were attacked, but in exchange would have to send taxes/tribute and knights (and potentially armies) to their feudal lord when requested. These higher-ranked nobles would then to the same to an even higher-ranked noble, and so on up the chain. The King would therefore have several vassals, each of whom would have their own vassals, many of them with their own vassals. If the king needed an army, he'd have some of his own knights, and would levy the nobles under him to provide more.
it was set up by eight english nobles who received a grant from the king for the land- audrey:)
Land held by a feudal lord was known as a "fief" or "feudal estate." This land was granted to the lord by the king or a higher-ranking noble in exchange for loyalty, military service, and other obligations. The lord could then grant smaller portions of the land to vassals in return for their loyalty and service.