Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): In the feudal system ( in Europe and elsewhere ) , the nobility were generally those who held a fief , often land or office , under vassalage , i.e. , in exchange for allegiance and various , mainly military , services to a suzerain , who might be a higher-ranking nobleman or a monarch .
Output (English): In the feudal system ( in Europe and elsewhere ) , the nobility were mostly those who got land from the monarch and had to provide services to him , mainly military service .