Found 2 items, similar to vassalage.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: vassalage vassalage n : the state of a serf [syn: serfdom, serfhood]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vassalage Vassalage \Vas"sal*age\, n. [OE. vassalage, F. vasselage, LL. vassallaticum.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory. [1913 Webster] 2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks. [1913 Webster] 3. A territory held in vassalage. “The Countship of Foix, with six territorial vassalages.” --Milman. [1913 Webster] 4. Vassals, collectively; vassalry. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]