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vassal.

vassal

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/va.sal/
  1. vassal

Where this word comes from

From Middle French vassal, from Old French vassal, from Medieval Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from Latin vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas).

noun/va.sal/
  1. vassal

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle French vassal, from Old French vassal, from Medieval Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from Latin vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas).

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