Vassal

Related Terms:

arriere ban subvassal subordinate vassalhood feudalism vassaless feudatory reduce vassalship fee slavish tribute feud imperial flanders feudal law lord lu aid junshi enslave culvertage vassalize vow manred vassalic seigniorage tenant manbote fief bond vassalage treat maritage afterlehen varlet wardship homage nonentry liege vavasour geneat valet vassals manor homager servile banneret antrustion leud resignation fidelity vassalry grantee feudal lord feudal suzerain terrier subfeu knight

Definitions:

Noun

vassal liege liegeman liege subject feudatory

Definition: a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

Definition: 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.

Verb

Definition: To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.

Adjective

Definition: Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.