中世纪的西欧社会,采邑分封制十分盛行,国王将土地划分成采邑授予大封建主,后者再将这些采邑划分为更小的单位,封给封臣,封臣还可以继续下封,从上到下形成层层分封的等级制,这样,统治阶级的所有成员,从地位最低的骑士到国王,都在封建等级中占有一席之地。在这种制度下,农民们失 Medieval Western European society, the mining sect is very popular, the king will be divided into the land granted to the feudal lords, the latter will be these fiefs into smaller units, sealed to the vassals, vassals can still be closed down, From the top to the bottom, a hierarchical system of hierarchy is formed, so that all members of the ruling class, from the lowest form of knight to the king, have a place in the feudal hierarchy. Under this system, peasants lose