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vassus.

servant, serf

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwas.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈvas.sus]

  1. servant, serf

    Late-Latin · declension-2 · masculine

  2. vassal

    Late-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (“servant”) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas).

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