1. a person who holds a fief or feudal estate; a vassal or feudal tenant
Usage: archaic; historical

1. of or relating to a fief or feudal tenure
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• The feudary owed military service to his lord in exchange for the use of the land.
• In medieval times, a feudary was bound by oath to his superior.
• The feudary system created a hierarchy of obligations between nobles and their tenants.
• As a feudary, he was required to pay taxes and provide soldiers during wartime.
• The contract outlined the feudary relationship between the two estates.