Vassal
WordNet
noun
(1) A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from , from , from , from Old Celtic *wasso- "young man, squire"
Noun
- The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him, normally a lord of a manor; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
- A subject; a dependant; a servant; a slave.
Verb
- To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
- To subordinate to someone or something.
Descendants
- English: vassal
- French: vassal