serjeanty

/ˈsɑrdʒənti/ /ˈsɑrdʒəntiː/

Meanings

noun

劳役地租，服役保有地。

A form of land ownership under the feudal system, where a family held an estate in exchange for rendering a service to their liege lord.

Examples :

"The Miller family's serjeanty required them to provide the lord's castle with fresh grain every harvest season in exchange for their farmland. "

米勒一家通过劳役地租的方式保有土地，他们需要每年收获季节都为领主的城堡提供新鲜的谷物，以换取耕种土地的权利。

Related Words

harvest noun

/ˈhaːvəst/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/

秋收, 收获季节

"Harvest is usually very damp and rainy."

秋收时节通常非常潮湿多雨。

required verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/

要求，需求

"The teacher required the students to bring their textbooks to class every day. "

老师要求学生们每天上课都带课本。

feudal adjective

[ˈfju.ɾɫ̩]

封建的

"The medieval castle, with its feudal system of labor obligations, demonstrated a society very different from our own. "

这座中世纪城堡，连同其封建的劳役制度，展现了一个与我们现代社会截然不同的社会。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

estate noun

/ɪsˈteɪt/

遗产，财产。

"After her grandmother passed away, the estate was divided among her four children. "

奶奶去世后，她的遗产被分给了四个孩子。

farmland noun

/ˈfɑːmlænd/ /ˈfɑːɹmlænd/

农田，耕地。

"The new houses were built on what used to be valuable farmland. "

新建的房子盖在了以前宝贵的农田上。

rendering verb

/ˈɹɛndəɹɪŋ/

使，致使，造成。

"The shot rendered her immobile."

那一枪使她动弹不得。

system noun

/ˈsɪstəm/

系统，体系。

"There are eight planets in the solar system."

太阳系里有八颗行星。

provide verb

/pɹəˈvaɪd/

供养, 养家糊口

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资养家糊口很难。

service noun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

服务，效劳

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

我说我结束了我们之间的关系，其实是帮了他一个忙——现在他可以自由地追求自己的事业了。

ownership noun

/ˈoʊnərʃɪp/ /ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp/

所有权，产权

"My ownership of the bicycle means I am responsible for its upkeep and safety. "

我对这辆自行车的所有权意味着我需要负责它的维护和安全。

exchange noun

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

交换，互换

"All in all, it was an even exchange."

总的来说，这是一次公平的交换。