semifeudalism; semi-feudal character
Abstract noun referring to a social or economic system that retains strong feudal elements while incorporating some modern or capitalist features. Often used in historical or political analysis.
The social structure of this region still retains a strong semi-feudal character.
His paper analyzes the semi-feudal nature of the early Meiji period.
封建制 refers to full feudalism as a system, while 半封建性 describes a condition or quality of being semi-feudal.
半封建的 is a na-adjective meaning 'semi-feudal' and is used attributively, whereas 半封建性 is a noun referring to the semi-feudal nature or quality itself.
Compound of 半 (half, semi-) + 封建 (feudal) + 性 (nature, -ity). The term is a modern coinage used in academic and political discourse.