society > authority > subjection > service > feudal service > [noun] > vassal > body or assemblage of vassals > liable to military service (3)
Vassals collectively, a body of retainers; the men whom a lord could call upon in time of war; = manrent, n. 2. Hence gen.: a supply of men for…
Vassals collectively; the men who could be called upon by a lord for military service. Also: leadership of such men. Cf. manred, n. 3. Obsolete.