VASSAL
Vas"sal, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. vassallus, vassus; of Celtic origin;
cf. W. & Corn. gwas a youth, page, servant, Arm. gwaz a man, a male.
Cf. Valet, Varlet, Vavasor.]
1. (Feud. Law)
Defn: The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant. Burrill.
2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. "The vassals of his anger." Milton. Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
VASSAL
Vas"sal, a.
Defn: Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
The sun and every vassal star. Keble.
VASSAL
Vas"sal, v. t.
Defn: To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
VASSALAGE Vas"sal*age, n. Etym: [OE. vassalage, F. vasselage, LL. vassallaticum.]
1. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.