vavasour
Meaning
a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a vassal of the crown rather than from the crown directly
Synonyms
Translations
Lehnsherr
valvassorePronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvavəsʊə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English vavasour, from Old French vavasour, from Medieval Latin vavassor, perhaps from vassus vassōrum (“vassal of vassals”).
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