1. relating to or characteristic of a manor or the feudal system of land ownership
Usage: historical

Examples

• The manorial system dominated medieval Europe for centuries.
• Historians studied the manorial records to understand peasant life.
• The old manorial hall still stands on the estate grounds.
• Manorial courts handled local disputes in feudal times.
• The museum displayed artifacts from the manorial period.
• Manorial obligations bound serfs to their lord’s land.