homager


hom·ag·er

H0248950 (hŏm′ə-jər, ŏm′-)n. A vassal who paid homage to a feudal lord.

homager

(ˈhɒmɪdʒə) n (Historical Terms) history someone who owes or pays homage to a lord

vas•sal

(ˈvæs əl)

n. 1. (in the feudal system) a person granted the use of land in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usu. military service to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant. 2. a person holding some similar relation to a superior; a subject or subordinate. 3. a servant or slave. adj. 4. of or characteristic of a vassal. 5. having the status or position of a vassal. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin vassallus=vass(us) servant (< Celtic; compare Welsh gwas young man, Irish foss servant) + -allus n. suffix]