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Feodary may refer to:
- A vassal or feudatory, a person who has entered into a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch in the context of the feudal system in mediaeval Europe.
- An appointee of the Court of Wards and Liveries of Tudor England
A vassal is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. The obligations often included military support by knights in exchange for certain privileges, usually including land held as a tenant or fief. The term is applied to similar arrangements in other feudal societies.
The Court of Wards and Liveries was a court established during the reign of Henry VIII in England. Its purpose was to administer a system of feudal dues; but as well as the revenue collection, the court was also responsible for wardship and livery issues.
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