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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
vassal
n 1: a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and
service to a feudal lord [syn: vassal, liege,
liegeman, liege subject, feudatory]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.]
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1. (Feud. Law) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who
holds land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage
to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant. --Burrill.
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2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a bondman; a slave.
"The vassals of his anger." --Milton.
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Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Vassal \Vas"sal\, a.
Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
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The sun and every vassal star. --Keble.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Vassal \Vas"sal\, v. t.
To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
[Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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5. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
VASSAL, feudal law. This was the name given to the holder of a fief, bound
to perform feudal service; this word was then always correlative to that of
lord, entitled to such service.
2. The vassal himself might be lord of some other vassal.
3. In aftertimes, this word was used to signify a species of slave who
owed servitude, and was in a state of dependency on a superior lord. 2 Bl.
Com. 53; Merl. Repert. h.t.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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