A robber baron or robber knight (German: Raubritter) was an unscrupulous feudal landowner who, protected by his fief's legal status, imposed high taxes...

Look up robber baron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Robber baron may refer to: Robber baron (feudalism), term for unscrupulous medieval landowners...

barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Robber baron (feudalism) Boyar - Slavic feudal title Blamires, David (2009), "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"...

(stock character) Outlaw motorcycle club Piracy River pirate Robber baron (feudalism) Robber Shanlin Shifta Social banditry, a term invented by Eric Hobsbawm...

limited land-ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord. In Europe, three...

Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage...

Anglo-Saxon government. They also introduced new institutions, in particular, feudalism. For later developments in English government, see Government in late...

Even before academic studies began, Americans were enthralled by the Robber baron debate. As the United States industrialized very rapidly after the Civil...

following the Norman Conquest of England of 1066 and the establishment of feudalism, land was usually transferred by subinfeudation, rarely by alienation...

in 'A Fool's Life,' except for a social factor, namely the shadow of feudalism cast over my life. This I omitted purposely, not at all certain that I...