semifeudal
adjective
semi·feu·dal
ˌse-mē-ˈfyü-dᵊl 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: having some characteristics of feudalism
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The country had an economy largely dominated by latifundios, semifeudal plantations whose owners treated their peasants as racially inferior and almost indistinguishable from property.
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Dan Kaufman, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022
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Dan Kaufman, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022
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“Semifeudal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semifeudal. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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