Vassal
Vassal , noun
[French, from Late Latin vassallus, vassus; of Celtic origin; compare Welsh & Corn. gwas a youth, page, servant, Arm. gwaz a man, a male. Compare Valet, Varlet, Vavasor.]
1.
(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
2.
A subject; a dependent; a servant; a bondman; a slave.
The vassals of his anger.
Collocations (1)
Rear vassal , the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
Vassal , adjective
Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
The sun and every vassal star.
Vassal , transitive verb
To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obsolete] — Beau. & Fl