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Vassal

/ˈvæsəl/

The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who keeps land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him, normally a lord of a manor; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.

📖 Definitions of "Vassal"

noun
  1. 1

    The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who keeps land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him, normally a lord of a manor; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.

  2. 2

    A subordinate

verb
  1. 1

    To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.

  2. 2

    To subordinate to someone or something.

adjective
  1. 1

    Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

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