A was a landowner who distributed land to farmers.

vassal

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knight

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nobleman

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Solution

The correct option is C nobleman
The king granted lands to noblemen from time to time. The noblemen would then distribute portions of those lands to farmers. Thus, it was the powerful men who owned the lands that were called nobles. The people who received land from them were called vassals.

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