manorialism

(noun)

A political, economic, and social system in medieval and early modern Europe; originally a form of serfdom but later a looser system in which land was administered via the local manor.

Related Terms

  • pre-industrial society
  • feudalism

Examples of manorialism in the following topics:

  • Preindustrial Societies: The Birth of Inequality

    • This arrangement (land access in exchange for labor) is sometimes called "manorialism," an organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire.
    • Manorialism was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, until it was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market economy and new forms of agrarian contract.
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