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vassalage

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vassalage  \Vas"sal*age\,  n.  [OE.  vassalage,  F.  vasselage,  LL 
  vassallaticum.] 
  1.  The  state  of  being  a  vassal,  or  feudatory. 
 
  2.  Political  servitude;  dependence;  subjection;  slavery;  as 
  the  Greeks  were  held  in  vassalage  by  the  Turks. 
 
  3.  A  territory  held  in  vassalage.  ``The  Countship  of  Foix, 
  with  six  territorial  vassalages.''  --Milman. 
 
  4.  Vassals,  collectively;  vassalry.  [R.]  --Shak. 
 
  5.  Valorous  service,  such  as  that  performed  by  a  vassal; 
  valor;  prowess;  courage.  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vassalage 
  n  :  the  state  of  a  serf  [syn:  {serfdom},  {serfhood}]




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