Question

What was manorialism?

Answer 1

Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market economy and new forms of agrarian contract

Answer 2

Manorialism was "a structure that defined a peasant’s relationship to the lord of the manor," since this was at the heard of the feudal system, which provided "protection" to the peasants and labor to the lords.