vasalo

Meaning

vassal; subject

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baˈsalo̝/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vassalo, from Medieval Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”) (attested locally at least since the 10th century), from Gaulish uassos (“young man, squire”).

Sentences

Castela xurdiu como condado vasalo do reino de León .

Castile emerged as a vassal county of the Kingdom of Leon.