Found 2 items, similar to Vassal.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vassal
vassal
n : a person holding a fief [syn:
liege,
liegeman,
liege subject
,
feudatory]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vassal
Vassal
\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.]
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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.
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2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave.
“The vassals
of his anger.” --Milton.
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Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
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Vassal
\Vas"sal\, a.
Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
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The sun and every vassal star. --Keble.
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Vassal
\Vas"sal\, v. t.
To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
[Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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