封建 (fēng jiàn): system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic

In history class, the teacher explained the Zhou dynasty's feudal system in detail, saying that the king allocated land to the feudal lords, who then allocated it to their ministers.

Under the feudal system of medieval Europe, the king granted land to nobles, and the nobles had to provide knights and soldiers to the king.

After the Meiji Restoration in Japan, the government gradually abolished the feudal system and pushed the country toward modernization.

This novel depicts how, in a large feudal family, the elders used family rules to control the young people's marriage and career choices.

When studying Western European history, scholars often discuss how feudal relationships affected land ownership and political power.