单词 | to hold in vassalage |
释义 | > as lemmasto hold (lands) in vassalage c. In the phrase to hold (lands) in vassalage. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > have tenure of or hold as tenant [verb (transitive)] > hold of or from another > hold on conditions of service relieve1490 to hold (lands) in vassalage1747 1747 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. I. 195 Who being tired with beating Cerdic consented at last that he should hold a great part of the west of him in vassalage. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. I. ix. 186 The prince..offered..to hold his kingdom in vassalage under the Crown of England. 1791 ‘T. Newte’ Prospects & Observ. Tour 284 Several good families held their estates in vassalage of feudal Chiefs. < as lemmas |
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