English dictionary
vassal
/'v/&/s/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
Source: webster1913