prebendal

feudalism
Also known as: provendier

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peasants in feudal society

  • Tarasco Indian handicrafts
    In primitive culture: European peasant society

    These workers are called prebendal in English (French provendiers) because they were provisioned and housed at the master’s expense. The only difference between a prebendal worker and a slave was the freedom of the prebendal worker to leave if he was dissatisfied.

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