| Bonds of manorialism became weak as land leases were lengthened, and the tenants began to acquire exclusive rights over land. |
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| His work on the surplus controversy and ethno-energetic exchange in primitive cultures led him to comparisons with medieval European economies, in which he saw two distinct types, feudalism and manorialism. |
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| These peasants were often subject to noble overlords and owed them rents and other services, in a system known as manorialism. |
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| Manorialism and feudalism presupposed a stable social order in which every individual knew their place. |
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