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Vassal
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
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. Burrill.
2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. "The vassals of his anger." Milton. Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. The sun and every vassal star. Keble.