vassal

UK
/ˈvæs.əl/
US
/ˈvæs.əl/
vassalsubstantiv
vassals
Pl.
UK
/ˈvæs.əl/
US
/ˈvæs.əl/
Übersetzungen
The vassal pledged loyalty to the king in exchange for land.
Вассал поклялся в верности королю в обмен на землю.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
A person or country in a subordinate position to another.
The small nation became a vassal to the larger empire, paying tribute in exchange for protection.
A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.
The vassal pledged loyalty to the lord in exchange for the land he was granted to manage.
vassaladjektiv
UK
/ˈvæs.əl/
US
/ˈvæs.əl/
Used attributively to describe a subordinate or dependent state/person; treated here as an adjective according to guideline for attributive nouns.
Definitionen
Being in a subordinate or dependent position to another power; owing allegiance.
The king regarded the neighboring realm as merely a vassal province.