vassal

[vas·sal]

If this were Medieval Europe, you would probably be a vassal like most everyone else. Vassals were people who worked the vast plots of land that were held by lords, who though much fewer in number, held all the wealth and power.

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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.

Noun
a person holding a fief


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.

n.
A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave.

a.
Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

v. t.
To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.


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.] 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. 2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. "The vassals of his anger." Milton. Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.

Vassal

Vas"sal, a. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
The sun and every vassal star.

Vassal

Vas"sal, v. t. To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

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.

Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.

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Usage Examples

No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state.

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