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vassal
[ vas-uhl ]
noun
- (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.
- a person holding some similar relation to a superior; a subject, subordinate, follower, or retainer.
- a servant or slave.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a vassal.
- having the status or position of a vassal.
vassal
/ ˈæə /
noun
- (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a lord to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief. A great vassal was in vassalage to a king and a rear vassal to a great vassal
- a person, nation, etc, in a subordinate, suppliant, or dependent position relative to another
- ( as modifier )
vassal status
adjective
- of or relating to a vassal
vassal
- Under feudalism , a subordinate who placed himself in service to a lord in return for the lord's protection.
Derived Forms
- ˈ-, adjective
Other Word Forms
- s· adjective
- ԴDz·s noun
- ܲ·s noun
- ܲd·ȴ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of vassal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vassal1
Example Sentences
Vietnam was a French colony, a Chinese vassal and for 20 years, the proxy battlefield in America's bloody struggle to stop China spreading communism across South East Asia.
But in private, GOP representatives and senators speak openly about Trump’s treatment of their caucus not as a check or equal partner, but as a vassal of his presidency.
"It's not in Europe's interest, and it's not in America's interest, for Europe to be a permanent security vassal of the United States," Vance said.
"His task is to seize all of Ukraine, change its legal status, and change the president and government. He wants to destroy our political system and to make Ukraine his vassal state."
According to the polling expert, Mr Lee, "a growing portion of the public now believes China wants to turn South Korea into some kind of vassal state".
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