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vassal
vassaldependent; bondman; servant; slave: The vassal cared for the entire cornfield.
Not to be confused with:vessel – container; water craft; airship: The new boat was a seaworthy vessel.vas·sal V0036200 (văs′əl)n.1. A person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance.2. A bondman; a slave.3. A subordinate or dependent.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *vassallus, from *vassus, of Celtic origin; see upo in Indo-European roots.]vassal (ˈvæsəl) n1. (Historical Terms) (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a lord to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief. A great vassal was in vassalage to a king and a rear vassal to a great vassal2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a lord to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief. A great vassal was in vassalage to a king and a rear vassal to a great vassal3. a. a person, nation, etc, in a subordinate, suppliant, or dependent position relative to anotherb. (as modifier): vassal status. adj4. (Historical Terms) of or relating to a vassal5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a vassal[C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin vassallus, from vassus servant, of Celtic origin; compare Welsh gwas boy, Old Irish foss servant] ˈvassal-less adjvas•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] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  vassal - a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lordfeudatory, liege, liege subject, liegemanfollower - a person who accepts the leadership of another |
vassalnoun serf, slave, bondsman, subject, retainer, thrall, varlet (archaic), bondservant, liegeman the vassal's oath of homage to his lordTranslationsVasallυποτελήςavasallarvasallovassalvassaliservassallovazalвассалvassal
vassal: see feudalismfeudalism
, form of political and social organization typical of Western Europe from the dissolution of Charlemagne's empire to the rise of the absolute monarchies. The term feudalism is derived from the Latin feodum,
..... Click the link for more information. .vassal1. (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a lord to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief. A great vassal was in vassalage to a king and a rear vassal to a great vassal 2. of or relating to a vassal MedicalSeevasalVassal
VASSAL, feudal law. This was the name given to the holder of a fief, bound to perform feudal service; this word was then always correlative to that of lord, entitled to such service.
2. The vassal himself might be lord of some other vassal.
3. In aftertimes, this word was used to signify a species of slave who owed servitude, and was in a state of dependency on a superior lord. 2 Bl. Com. 53; Merl. Repert. h.t. vassal
Synonyms for vassalnoun serfSynonyms- serf
- slave
- bondsman
- subject
- retainer
- thrall
- varlet
- bondservant
- liegeman
Synonyms for vassalnoun a person holding a fiefSynonyms- feudatory
- liege
- liege subject
- liegeman
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