Question

Which line from Chaucer’s “General Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales is a reference to the feudal social structure of medieval England?

Answer 1

Answer:

"Full worthy was he in his liege-lord's war,  

And therein had he ridden (none more far)  

As well in Christendom as heathenesse,  

And honoured everywhere for worthiness.

At Alexandria, he, when it was won;"

Explanation:

The narrator describes the gathering individuals as indicated by their social positions. The pilgrims speak to a various cross-area of fourteenth-century English society.

Answer 2

The line which is a reference to the feudal social structure of medieval England is: Full worthy was he in his liege-lord's war. Liege-lord is a remnant from the feudal social structure of medieval England.