GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Vassal , n. [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.]
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   (Feud. Law) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
   Burrill.
   
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   A subject; a dependent; a servant; a bondman; a slave. “The vassals of his anger.”
   Milton.
   
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   Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
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   Vassal, a. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
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   The sun and every vassal star.
   Keble.
   
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   Vassal, v. t. To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.]
   Beau. & Fl.
   
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