vassal

Word family nounvassalagevassalessvassalvassalry

Related topics: Citizenship, Government

vas·sal /ˈvæsəl/ noun [countableC]

1. PGCa man in the Middle Ages who was given land to live on by a lord in return for promising to work or fight for him 〔中世纪领主下面的〕封臣，家臣〔对国君或领主效忠，作为回报获封土地〕

2 formalPG a country that is controlled by another country (附)属国

a vassal state

附庸国

Examples from the Corpus

vassal• He was a vassal, as indeed his father had been forty years earlier.• The whistle was lord; they were all vassals.• Why are employees treated as vassals by the pension funds?• Theoretically they should follow the lead of the Warbutt if he commands them; they are his vassals.• But they too posed a threat, for there were few of his vassals whom he could trust.• Since he was already a papal vassal Sancho found the powers of the Church difficult to check.• If his creditors allowed him to be, he would be their vassal for life.• Yet even with vassals of the same class, there might be differences.

Origin vassal

(1300-1400) Old French Medieval Latin vassallus, from vassus “servant”

单词	vassal
释义	vassal Word family nounvassalagevassalessvassalvassalry Related topics: Citizenship, Government vas·sal /ˈvæsəl/ noun [countableC] 1. PGCa man in the Middle Ages who was given land to live on by a lord in return for promising to work or fight for him 〔中世纪领主下面的〕封臣，家臣〔对国君或领主效忠，作为回报获封土地〕 2 formalPG a country that is controlled by another country (附)属国 a vassal state 附庸国 Examples from the Corpus vassal• He was a vassal, as indeed his father had been forty years earlier.• The whistle was lord; they were all vassals.• Why are employees treated as vassals by the pension funds?• Theoretically they should follow the lead of the Warbutt if he commands them; they are his vassals.• But they too posed a threat, for there were few of his vassals whom he could trust.• Since he was already a papal vassal Sancho found the powers of the Church difficult to check.• If his creditors allowed him to be, he would be their vassal for life.• Yet even with vassals of the same class, there might be differences. Origin vassal (1300-1400) Old French Medieval Latin vassallus, from vassus “servant”
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