The difference between Feudal lord and Robber baron

When used as nouns, feudal lord means a lord in a feudal system, who bestows fiefs on vassals, whereas robber baron means in europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.


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  1. Feudal lord as a noun:

    A lord in a feudal system, who bestows fiefs on vassals

  1. Robber baron as a noun (historical):

    In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.

  2. Robber baron as a noun (chiefly, US, idiomatic, usually, derogatory):

    Especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable and often unethical.