Assertion: peasant's lord | /r/HasProperty | the masters of their land
Facets:
value: certainly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: While lords were certainly the masters of their land and retained considerable powers to exact fines, fees, and rents, they found themselves granting forms of tenancy that enabled a peasant to contemplate long-term farming on a particular plot of land and not only the prospect of paying the lord his due, but also opportunities for going beyond subsistence and obligation through successful farming.