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Feudal Societies
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Feudal societies organize agricultural production through a hereditary hierarchy in which land is held in exchange for service and protection.
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A lord grants land use; the tenant owes labor, a share of harvest, and military service in return.
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The common error treats any premodern farming hierarchy as feudal; the defining bond is mutual land-for-service obligation between lord and vassal.