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    vassal
    /ˈvasl/

    noun

    • 1. a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance. historical

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVASSAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    VASSAL definition: 1. in medieval Europe, a man who agreed to fight for a king or lord (= rich and powerful land…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › vassalVassal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant. 2. : one in a subservient or subordinate position. vassal adjective. Examples of vassal in a Sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › vassalVassal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use vassal when referring to a servant, or anyone wholly dependent on another, or to describe a place that is controlled by one that is more powerful. For example, during World War II, Poland was a vassal of Germany.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › vassalVASSAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Vassal definition: (in the feudal system) a person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant.. See examples of VASSAL used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVASSAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. countable noun. In feudal society, a vassal was a man who gave military service to a lord, in return for which he was protected by the lord and received land to live on. 2. countable noun [usually singular] If you say that one country is a vassal of another, you mean that it is controlled by it.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVASSAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    VASSAL meaning: 1. in medieval Europe, a man who agreed to fight for a king or lord (= rich and powerful land…. Learn more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionvassal noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of vassal noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › vassalVassal - definition of vassal by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. A person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance. 2. A bondman; a slave. 3. A subordinate or dependent. [Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *vassallus, from *vassus, of Celtic origin; see upo in Indo-European roots .]

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › vassalVassal Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Vassal definition: A person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › vassalvassal | meaning of vassal in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    vassal meaning, definition, what is vassal: a man in the Middle Ages who was given l...: Learn more.