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Definition of Vassal

1. Noun. A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord.

Definition of Vassal

1. 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.

2. a. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

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

4. 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.

5. a. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

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

Definition of Vassal

1. Noun. (historical) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who keeps land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him, normally a lord of a manor; a feudatory; a feudal tenant. ¹

2. Noun. A subject; a dependant; a servant; a slave. ¹

3. Adjective. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To subordinate to someone or something. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vassal

1. a person granted the use of land by a feudal lord in return for homage and allegiance [n -S]

Medical Definition of Vassal

1. 1. 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. 2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. "The vassals of his anger." Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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