| − | In [[feudalism]], a '''Noble''', or [[lord]], was the person to whom the [[king]] granted large tracts of land. He in turn rented parcels of this land to [[vassals]]. | + | In [[feudalism]], a '''noble''', or [[lord]], was the person to whom the [[king]] granted large tracts of land. He in turn rented parcels of this land to [[vassals]]. |