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| vas·sal [ váss'l ] (plural vas·sals) |
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1. dependent landholder in feudal society: somebody who gave loyalty and homage to a feudal lord and received the right to occupy the lord's land and be protected by him
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2. slave: a bondman or slave
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3. person or nation dependent on another: a person, nation, or group that is dependent on or subordinate to another
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| [14th century. Via French< medieval Latin vassallus< vassus "servant" < Celtic, "young man, squire"] |
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 vas·sal adjective |
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