vavasor

[ vav-uh-sawr, -sohr ]

/ ˈvæv əˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr /

noun

(in the feudal system) a vassal ranking just below a baron.

Also vav·a·sour

[vav-uh-soor]. /ˈvæv əˌsʊər/.

Origin of vavasor

1300–50; Middle English vavasour<Old French, perhaps contraction of Medieval Latin vassus vassōrum vassal of vassals; see vassal

Words nearby vavasor

Vaupés, Vauquelin, Vaux, Vauxhall, vav, vavasor, vavasory, va-va-voom, Vavilov, vaward, vb.

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Example sentences from the Web for vavasor

But Vavasor swore to himself that he would not part with another shilling.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
He would be absent when Vavasor called, or the clerk would say that he was absent.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
No doubt Mr. Vavasor has explained it all; but the fact is, he must have them this afternoon.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
Vavasor was utterly enchanted, but too world-eaten to recognize the soul she almost waked in him for any other than the old one.
Weighed and Wanting|George MacDonald

Then, as Vavasor simply sneered at him, but spoke nothing, he went on.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for vavasor

vavasor

vavasour (ˈvævəˌsʊə)

/ (ˈvævəˌsɔː) /

noun

(in feudal society) the noble or knightly vassal of a baron or great lord who also has vassals himselfAlso: vavassor

Word Origin for vavasor

C13: from Old French vavasour, perhaps contraction of Medieval Latin vassus vassōrum vassal of vassals; see vassal

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单词	vavasor
释义	vavasor [ vav-uh-sawr, -sohr ] / ˈvæv əˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr / noun (in the feudal system) a vassal ranking just below a baron. Also vav·a·sour [vav-uh-soor]. /ˈvæv əˌsʊər/. Origin of vavasor 1300–50; Middle English vavasour<Old French, perhaps contraction of Medieval Latin vassus vassōrum vassal of vassals; see vassal Words nearby vavasor Vaupés, Vauquelin, Vaux, Vauxhall, vav, vavasor, vavasory, va-va-voom, Vavilov, vaward, vb. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vavasor But Vavasor swore to himself that he would not part with another shilling. Can You Forgive Her?\|Anthony Trollope He would be absent when Vavasor called, or the clerk would say that he was absent. Can You Forgive Her?\|Anthony Trollope No doubt Mr. Vavasor has explained it all; but the fact is, he must have them this afternoon. Can You Forgive Her?\|Anthony Trollope Vavasor was utterly enchanted, but too world-eaten to recognize the soul she almost waked in him for any other than the old one. Weighed and Wanting\|George MacDonald Then, as Vavasor simply sneered at him, but spoke nothing, he went on. Can You Forgive Her?\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for vavasor vavasor vavasour (ˈvævəˌsʊə) / (ˈvævəˌsɔː) / noun (in feudal society) the noble or knightly vassal of a baron or great lord who also has vassals himselfAlso: vavassor Word Origin for vavasor C13: from Old French vavasour, perhaps contraction of Medieval Latin vassus vassōrum vassal of vassals; see vassal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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