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vassal

The correct spelling is vassal.

How to pronounce vassal

/ˈvæsəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈvæsəl/

Say it like: Vas-sal

The correct spelling is vassal. 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.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A subordinate

verb

  1. 1.To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
  2. 2.To subordinate to someone or something.

adjective

  1. 1.Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

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