Key Term

Definition

Feudal System

System based on land, loyalty and service

Hierarchy

Ranking system with different levels of power

Baron

Powerful noble given land by the king

Knight

Mounted soldier who fought for a lord

Serf

Peasant tied to the land

Fief

Land granted by a lord

Oath

Serious promise of loyalty

Domesday Book

Survey of land and wealth ordered by William

Cavalry

Soldiers who fight on horseback

Norman

People from Normandy who conquered England