Feudal class (8)
I believe the answer is:
peasants
'feudal class' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for peasants that I've seen before include "Anapests about farm labourers" , "Farm labourers, now archaic" , "Poor people" , "People farming small-scale" , "Agricultural labourers" .)