About The Word Vassal
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Vassal
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What's The Definition Of Vassal?
[n] a person holding a fief
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vassal: feudatory | liege | liege subject | liegeman Related Terms | Find terms related to Vassal: See Also | follower Vassal In Webster's Dictionary \Vas"sal\, n. [F., fr. LL. vassallus, vassus; of Celtic
origin; cf. W. & Corn. gwas a youth, page, servant, Arm. gwaz
a man, a male. Cf. {Valet}, {Varlet}, {Vavasor}.]
1. (Feud. Law) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who
holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage
to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant. --Burrill.
2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. ``The vassals
of his anger.'' --Milton.
{Rear vassal}, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
\Vas"sal\, a. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. The sun and every vassal star. --Keble. \Vas"sal\, v. t. To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. |
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