The Oxford English Dictionary defines feudalism (or the feudal system) as “the system of polity which prevailed in Europe during the Middle Ages and which was based on the relation of superior and vassal arising out of the holding of lands in feud.” Based on your reading of Chapter 10, write a brief paragraph explaining how feudalism worked in Western Europe (Christendom) in the third-wave era. Consider especially feudalism’s emphasis on social hierarchy in your answer.