For the present, then, the Czar was beguiled with the prospect of an eastern expedition; and, while Russian troops were overrunning Finland, Napoleon sought to conquer Sicily and reduce Spain to the rank of a feudatory State.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
The Jew, often acquiring wealth in commerce, might become valuable property of some feudatory lord.
"The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI."
Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
It was strongly organized, with feudatory allied states, and carried on an extensive commerce by means of the traders on the coast.
"The Negro"
W.E.B. Du Bois