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vassal

/ˈvæs.əl/

vassalnoun

vassals

/ˈvæs.əl/

Translations

The vassal pledged loyalty to the king in exchange for land.

Вассал поклялся в верности королю в обмен на землю.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

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vassaladjective

/ˈvæs.əl/

Used attributively to describe a subordinate or dependent state/person; treated here as an adjective according to guideline for attributive nouns.

Definitions

Being in a subordinate or dependent position to another power; owing allegiance.

The king regarded the neighboring realm as merely a vassal province.