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- DictionaryVas·sal/ˈvas(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance. historical
The meaning of VASSAL is a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant.
VASSAL definition: 1. in medieval Europe, a man who agreed to fight for a king or lord (= rich and powerful land…. Learn more.
noun. (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a lord to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief. A great vassal was in vassalage to a king and a rear vassal to a great vassal.
VASSAL meaning: 1. in medieval Europe, a man who agreed to fight for a king or lord (= rich and powerful land…. Learn more.
a country that depends on and is controlled by another country. Definition of vassal noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · 1. countable noun. In feudal society, a vassal was a man who gave military service to a lord, in return for which he was protected by the lord and received land to live on. 2. countable noun [usually singular] If you say that one country is a vassal of another, you mean that it is controlled by it.
Vassals were people who worked the vast plots of land that were held by lords, who though much fewer in number, held all the wealth and power. In days of yore, vassals pledged devotion to feudal lords, who were the landowners, in exchange for protection and use of the land—-called a fief.
