Associations to the word «Vassal»

Wiktionary

VASSAL, noun. (historical) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who keeps land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him, normally a lord of a manor; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
VASSAL, noun. A subject; a dependant; a servant; a slave.
VASSAL, adjective. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
VASSAL, verb. (transitive) To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
VASSAL, verb. (transitive) To subordinate to someone or something.
VASSAL STATE, noun. A state that is subordinate to another.
VASSAL STATES, noun. Plural of vassal state

Dictionary definition

VASSAL, noun. A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy