It goes Emperor shogun, Damayo, Samurai, Peasantso basically from high class to low shown in a triangle
The French Revolution and the American Revolution were almost direct results of Enlightenment thinking. The idea that society is a social contract between the government and the governed stemmed from the Enlightenment as well
Its sort of like a custom.Its not really written down and there is no legal punishment, but if you disobey the custom you will in some way be shunned or punished by the people who follow that custom.
Need more context, do you have a picture or something?