noun
manorial system; manorialism
Historical term referring to the medieval European socioeconomic system centered on the lord's manor.
中世ヨーロッパの領主制は、荘園を基盤としていた。
The manorial system of medieval Europe was based on the manor.
領主制の下では、農民は領主に様々な義務を負っていた。
Under manorialism, peasants owed various obligations to the lord.
封建制 (feudalism) is a broader political and military system, whereas 領主制 specifically describes the economic and social organization around the manor.
Compound of 領主 (ryōshu, 'feudal lord') + 制 (-sei, 'system'). The term was coined in Japanese to translate the Western historical concept of manorialism.