vassal

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (historical) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
2. (historical) Any direct subordinate bound by such vows to a superior.
3. (figuratively) Any subordinate bound by similar close ties.

Adj

Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

Verb

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

Concepten

vazal

leenman

ondergeschikte

slaafs

Synoniemen

liegeman

liege

feudatory

liege subject

slave

retainer

servant

serf

attendant

satellite state

retinue

man

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servile

follower

slavish

subject

thrall

vassal state

feudal

bondman

indentured servant

Vertalingen

vassal

vasallo

Vasall

vassalo

avasallar

vassaliser

vassallo

Lehnsmann

vassall

υποτελής

kölelik

servile

servile

kul

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈvæsəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: vassal

Verwant aan Oudiers: foss

Verwant aan Welsh: gwas

In summary

From Middle English vassal, from Old French vassal, from Medieval Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from Latin vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas).