Definition of vassal in English:

vassal

noun ˈvas(ə)lˈvæsəl

historical

1A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.
〈史〉（封建时代）封臣；臣属
Example sentencesExamples
- The term feudal is often associated with William and the Normans, suggesting a system whereby a tenant or vassal held land from the King or his superiors.
- Liege homage involved the vassal admitting his obligation to pay all services, including the provision of military assistance.
- After all, the majority of barons treated their vassals and serfs reasonably well, awarding them land to grow what they needed to eat and even paying them enough to replace lost livestock.
- In the feudal relationship, a vassal owed loyalty and service to a lord according to the terms of their personal agreement.
- These oath-takings are critical to Tolkien's mythologising of the past because they reproduce the feudal bonds that a vassal pays to his liege lord.
Synonyms
villein, liege, liegeman, man, bondsman, vavasour, serf, helot, slave, thrall, subject
1. 1.1 A person or country in a subordinate position to another.
  家臣；仆人；属国，附庸国
  as modifier a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the 11th century it became an independent countship, and from the 12th century its rulers were vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor and came to style themselves ‘princes’.
  A much stronger nation can also turn a weaker one into a vassal state.
  The impractical nature of one sovereign having to perform homage as a vassal to another, with ties of fealty that theoretically prevented an independent foreign policy, were unworkable and was a major cause of the Hundred Years War.
  The last king, who possessed only the land on the right bank of the Bosna, sought to strengthen his position by becoming a vassal of the pope.
  A restored Stuart monarchy would have made Britain a vassal state of France.
  About 800 years ago it was also the site of the legendary vassal state, the Western Xia Kingdom, which was finally conquered by Genghis Khan.
  Synonyms
  subordinate, inferior, deputy, junior, assistant, adjutant, aide, minion, lackey, flunkey, menial, retainer, subject, serf, hireling, servant, henchman, myrmidon, right-hand man, right-hand woman, girl friday, man friday, factotum, stooge

Derivatives

vassalage

noun ˈvas(ə)lɪdʒˈvæsəlɪdʒ

historical

The fief overshadowed fealty, the benefice became more important than vassalage, and freemen began to swear allegiance to the highest bidder only.
Example sentencesExamples
- He understood the practice of European vassalage and the importance attached to an oath taken to an lord.
- Before then personal vassalage was common, but a considerable proportion of peasants were slaves.
- In 1163, he attempted to firmly define his rights as feudal overlord of the Welsh princes by demanding oaths of vassalage from them at the Council of Woodstock.
- Lords based their authority over other freeholders on two types of vassalage.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin vassallus 'retainer', of Celtic origin; compare with vavasour.

valet from Late Middle English:
Rich men who could afford to employ a valet to look after their clothes had to be careful that he was also not a varlet (mid 16th century), ‘an unprincipled man’, as the words are essentially the same. French valet ‘attendant’ and its early variant varlet are related to vassal (Late Middle English), from medieval Latin vassallus ‘retainer’, which derived from a Celtic word. The first valets were 15th-century footmen who acted as attendants on a horseman.

Rhymes

hassle, Kassel, passel, tassel

Definition of vassal in US English:

vassal

nounˈvæsəlˈvasəl

historical

1A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.
〈史〉（封建时代）封臣；臣属
Example sentencesExamples
- After all, the majority of barons treated their vassals and serfs reasonably well, awarding them land to grow what they needed to eat and even paying them enough to replace lost livestock.
- The term feudal is often associated with William and the Normans, suggesting a system whereby a tenant or vassal held land from the King or his superiors.
- In the feudal relationship, a vassal owed loyalty and service to a lord according to the terms of their personal agreement.
- Liege homage involved the vassal admitting his obligation to pay all services, including the provision of military assistance.
- These oath-takings are critical to Tolkien's mythologising of the past because they reproduce the feudal bonds that a vassal pays to his liege lord.
Synonyms
villein, liege, liegeman, man, bondsman, vavasour, serf, helot, slave, thrall, subject
1. 1.1 A person or country in a subordinate position to another.
  家臣；仆人；属国，附庸国
  as modifier a much stronger nation can also turn a weaker one into a vassal state
  Example sentencesExamples
  The impractical nature of one sovereign having to perform homage as a vassal to another, with ties of fealty that theoretically prevented an independent foreign policy, were unworkable and was a major cause of the Hundred Years War.
  The last king, who possessed only the land on the right bank of the Bosna, sought to strengthen his position by becoming a vassal of the pope.
  About 800 years ago it was also the site of the legendary vassal state, the Western Xia Kingdom, which was finally conquered by Genghis Khan.
  In the 11th century it became an independent countship, and from the 12th century its rulers were vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor and came to style themselves ‘princes’.
  A restored Stuart monarchy would have made Britain a vassal state of France.
  A much stronger nation can also turn a weaker one into a vassal state.
  Synonyms
  subordinate, inferior, deputy, junior, assistant, adjutant, aide, minion, lackey, flunkey, menial, retainer, subject, serf, hireling, servant, henchman, myrmidon, right-hand man, right-hand woman, girl friday, man friday, factotum, stooge

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin vassallus ‘retainer’, of Celtic origin; compare with vavasour.

单词	vassal
释义	Definition of vassal in English: vassal noun ˈvas(ə)lˈvæsəl historical 1A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance. 〈史〉（封建时代）封臣；臣属 Example sentencesExamples The term feudal is often associated with William and the Normans, suggesting a system whereby a tenant or vassal held land from the King or his superiors. Liege homage involved the vassal admitting his obligation to pay all services, including the provision of military assistance. After all, the majority of barons treated their vassals and serfs reasonably well, awarding them land to grow what they needed to eat and even paying them enough to replace lost livestock. In the feudal relationship, a vassal owed loyalty and service to a lord according to the terms of their personal agreement. These oath-takings are critical to Tolkien's mythologising of the past because they reproduce the feudal bonds that a vassal pays to his liege lord. Synonyms villein, liege, liegeman, man, bondsman, vavasour, serf, helot, slave, thrall, subject 1.1 A person or country in a subordinate position to another. 家臣；仆人；属国，附庸国 as modifier a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire Example sentencesExamples In the 11th century it became an independent countship, and from the 12th century its rulers were vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor and came to style themselves ‘princes’. A much stronger nation can also turn a weaker one into a vassal state. The impractical nature of one sovereign having to perform homage as a vassal to another, with ties of fealty that theoretically prevented an independent foreign policy, were unworkable and was a major cause of the Hundred Years War. The last king, who possessed only the land on the right bank of the Bosna, sought to strengthen his position by becoming a vassal of the pope. A restored Stuart monarchy would have made Britain a vassal state of France. About 800 years ago it was also the site of the legendary vassal state, the Western Xia Kingdom, which was finally conquered by Genghis Khan. Synonyms subordinate, inferior, deputy, junior, assistant, adjutant, aide, minion, lackey, flunkey, menial, retainer, subject, serf, hireling, servant, henchman, myrmidon, right-hand man, right-hand woman, girl friday, man friday, factotum, stooge Derivatives vassalage noun ˈvas(ə)lɪdʒˈvæsəlɪdʒ historical The fief overshadowed fealty, the benefice became more important than vassalage, and freemen began to swear allegiance to the highest bidder only. Example sentencesExamples He understood the practice of European vassalage and the importance attached to an oath taken to an lord. Before then personal vassalage was common, but a considerable proportion of peasants were slaves. In 1163, he attempted to firmly define his rights as feudal overlord of the Welsh princes by demanding oaths of vassalage from them at the Council of Woodstock. Lords based their authority over other freeholders on two types of vassalage. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin vassallus 'retainer', of Celtic origin; compare with vavasour. valet from Late Middle English: Rich men who could afford to employ a valet to look after their clothes had to be careful that he was also not a varlet (mid 16th century), ‘an unprincipled man’, as the words are essentially the same. French valet ‘attendant’ and its early variant varlet are related to vassal (Late Middle English), from medieval Latin vassallus ‘retainer’, which derived from a Celtic word. The first valets were 15th-century footmen who acted as attendants on a horseman. Rhymes hassle, Kassel, passel, tassel Definition of vassal in US English: vassal nounˈvæsəlˈvasəl historical 1A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance. 〈史〉（封建时代）封臣；臣属 Example sentencesExamples After all, the majority of barons treated their vassals and serfs reasonably well, awarding them land to grow what they needed to eat and even paying them enough to replace lost livestock. The term feudal is often associated with William and the Normans, suggesting a system whereby a tenant or vassal held land from the King or his superiors. In the feudal relationship, a vassal owed loyalty and service to a lord according to the terms of their personal agreement. Liege homage involved the vassal admitting his obligation to pay all services, including the provision of military assistance. These oath-takings are critical to Tolkien's mythologising of the past because they reproduce the feudal bonds that a vassal pays to his liege lord. Synonyms villein, liege, liegeman, man, bondsman, vavasour, serf, helot, slave, thrall, subject 1.1 A person or country in a subordinate position to another. 家臣；仆人；属国，附庸国 as modifier a much stronger nation can also turn a weaker one into a vassal state Example sentencesExamples The impractical nature of one sovereign having to perform homage as a vassal to another, with ties of fealty that theoretically prevented an independent foreign policy, were unworkable and was a major cause of the Hundred Years War. The last king, who possessed only the land on the right bank of the Bosna, sought to strengthen his position by becoming a vassal of the pope. About 800 years ago it was also the site of the legendary vassal state, the Western Xia Kingdom, which was finally conquered by Genghis Khan. In the 11th century it became an independent countship, and from the 12th century its rulers were vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor and came to style themselves ‘princes’. A restored Stuart monarchy would have made Britain a vassal state of France. A much stronger nation can also turn a weaker one into a vassal state. Synonyms subordinate, inferior, deputy, junior, assistant, adjutant, aide, minion, lackey, flunkey, menial, retainer, subject, serf, hireling, servant, henchman, myrmidon, right-hand man, right-hand woman, girl friday, man friday, factotum, stooge Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin vassallus ‘retainer’, of Celtic origin; compare with vavasour.
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