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Vassalage

Vassalage Meaning & Definition
Vassalage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vassalage?

[n] the state of a serf

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vassalage: serfdom | serfhood

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See Also | servitude

Vassalage In Webster's Dictionary

\Vas"sal*age\, n. [OE. vassalage, F. vasselage, LL. vassallaticum.] 1. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory. 2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks. 3. A territory held in vassalage. ``The Countship of Foix, with six territorial vassalages.'' --Milman. 4. Vassals, collectively; vassalry. [R.] --Shak. 5. Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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