Definitions | vassal |
| 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.
Translations: - Dutch: vazal
- German: Vasall
(trans-mid)
- French:
- Spanish: vasallo
(trans-bottom)
verb (vasal, l, ing)
- (transitive) To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
- (transitive) To subordinate to someone or something.
Translations: - French: vassaliser
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: avasallar
(trans-bottom)
adjective
- Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
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