A lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord is called what in medieval times?

a vassal

Explanation:

a lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord, the mafia traces itself all the way back to feudalism the mafia is built upon the vassal system

julius caesar turned the roman republic into the roman empire by coming in and taking the "dictator" role during the time of a civil war (elites vs lower classes) winning battles and reputation, then declaring him dictator for life

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b. they tried to evict the squatters from the area.

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