Vassal Synonyms & Definitions

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• VassalDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
2. (n.) A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave.
3. (n.) 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.
4. (a.) Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

• VassalageDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A territory held in vassalage.
2. (n.) Vassals, collectively; vassalry.
3. (n.) The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
4. (n.) Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.
5. (n.) Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage.