I'm pretty sure they are called local lords.
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They are called various things Lords Dames Peers Members of the Peerage And historically Duke Marquess Earl Viscount Baron
A samurai without a lord was called a Ronin
A king (or lord) ruled large areas of land. To protect his land from invasion, the king gave parts of it to local lords, who were called vassals.
I'm pretty sure they are called local lords.
Feudalism
The townspeople did not demand anything from the local lords during the Roman empire. Although there were powerful local people, there were no local lords. Perhaps you are getting confused with the situation which existed in the Middle Ages.
A Lords wife is called a Lady.
Local lords were called daimyo. They retained soldiers called samurai. The top ruling lord in Japan was called the Shogun. The feudal leaders received tribute from the territories they were responsible for.
The system in which the powerful lords divided their land among lesser lords was called subinfeudation.
the house of lords.
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they where called lords
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