this way one of the fundamental bonds of feudal society was sealed. It is likely that the ceremony of homage, as well as the institution itself, was derived...

Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in medieval...

Look up homage, Hommage, or hommage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Homage (Old English) or Hommage (French) may refer to: Homage (feudal), the medieval...

Liege lord may refer to: Homage (feudal) lord or vassal Liege Lord, speed/power metal band Liege (disambiguation) Lord (disambiguation) This disambiguation...

Liège or Liege may also refer to: Liege, a feudal relationship between lord and vassal; see Homage (feudal) Liège (province), a province of Belgium Arrondissement...

Homage (/ˈhɒmɪdʒ/ or /ˈɒmɪdʒ/) is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by...

ritual of homage and the swearing of fealty. The word fealty derives from the Latin fidelitas and denotes the fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord...

still used today in many Christian rituals. The gesture of homage (though without any feudal significance) survives in the ceremony for conferring degrees...

(/fiːf/; Latin: feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted...

A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a barony, comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance...