1. to convert into or organize according to a feudal system; to subject to feudal conditions or relationships
Usage: transitive verb; historical/formal

Examples

• The king feudalizes the conquered territories by distributing land to loyal nobles.
• Medieval monarchs feudalizes their realms through a system of vassalage and land tenure.
• The historian explains how Norman rulers feudalizes England after the 1066 conquest.
• Economic historians study how societies feudalizes during periods of centralized decline.
• The documentary describes how feudal lords feudalizes the countryside through hierarchical land grants.