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- Dictionaryvassal/ˈvasl/
noun
- 1. a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance. historical
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VASSAL definition: 1. in medieval Europe, a man who agreed to fight for a king or lord (= rich and powerful land…. Learn more.
1. : a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant. 2. : one in a subservient or subordinate position. vassal adjective. Examples of vassal in a Sentence.
VASSAL meaning: 1. in medieval Europe, a man who agreed to fight for a king or lord (= rich and powerful land…. Learn more.
Use vassal when referring to a servant, or anyone wholly dependent on another, or to describe a place that is controlled by one that is more powerful. For example, during World War II, Poland was a vassal of Germany.
Vassal definition: (in the feudal system) a person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant.. See examples of VASSAL used in a sentence.
1. countable noun. In feudal society, a vassal was a man who gave military service to a lord, in return for which he was protected by the lord and received land to live on. 2. countable noun [usually singular] If you say that one country is a vassal of another, you mean that it is controlled by it.
Definition of vassal noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
