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vassalo.

vassal (feudalism)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/vaˈsa.lu/Brazil/vɐˈsa.lu/Portugal/vɐˈsa.lu/Portugal/bɐˈsa.lu/Northern, Portugal

  1. vassal (feudalism)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

adj/vaˈsa.lu/Brazil/vɐˈsa.lu/Portugal/vɐˈsa.lu/Portugal/bɐˈsa.lu/Northern, Portugal

  1. subordinate

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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