lord: A land owner
Fief: The land the land that a lord granted
Vassal: The person who receives the Fief
Knights: Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords land in exchange for fief
Serfs: People who could not lawfully leave the place where they were born
Manor: The lord's estate
Tithe: Church tax

The role of the serfs on the manor were that they had to tend to the lords land, care for his animals, and preformed other tasks to maintain the estate

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