Term	Definition
Hierarchy	a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
Primogeniture	the right of succession belonging to the firstborn; titles and land passed on to firstborn son
Feudalism	he system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal (see VASSAL) with all land held in fee (see FEE) and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship (see WARDSHIP), and forfeiture (see FORFEITURE)