vasal.
vassal; slavish; servile
Meaning & usage
vassal; slavish; servile
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch vazal (“vassal”), from Middle Dutch vassael, vasal, 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”).
vassal: the grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service
vassal: any direct subordinate bound by such vows to a superior
vassal: any subordinate bound by similar close ties
vassal state: a state that is subordinate to another; government chiefly directed by the interests of an overlord or patron state
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch vazal (“vassal”), from Middle Dutch vassael, vasal, 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”).
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