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Pronunciation : Vas"sal
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. LL. vassallus, vassus; of Celtic origin; cf. W. & Corn. gwas a youth, page, servant, Arm. gwaz a man, a male. Cf. Valet, Varlet, Vavasor.]
Definition : 1. (Feud. Law)

Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Vas"sal
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. The sun and every vassal star. Keble.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Vas"sal
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913