Definition of Vassal

Vas´sal
n.1.
1.(Feud. Law) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
2.A subject; a dependent; a servant; a bondman; a slave.
Rear vassal
the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
a.1.Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
The sun and every vassal star.
- Keble.
v. t.1.To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.


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