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vassal |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vassal \Vas"sal\, a. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. The sun and every vassal star. --Keble. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vassal \Vas"sal\, v. t. To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vassal n : a person holding a fief [syn: {liege}, {liegeman}, {liege subject}, {feudatory}]
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