The meaning of Vassal

noun

A person who stands surety for a bond.

Usage examples:

Due diligence on the part of the bondsman is required.

noun

A member of a class of serfs in ancient sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens.

Usage examples:

Boeotia was agriculturally rich but had neither athens' silver nor sparta's helots.

adjective

Concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal.

Usage examples:

An oath of fealty and liege homage

noun

A feudal superior or sovereign.

Usage examples:

The scots obeyed him as their liege lord

proper noun

A province of eastern belgium. formerly ruled by independent prince-bishops, it became a part of the netherlands in 1815 and of belgium in 1830.

noun

A vassal who owed feudal service or allegiance to a nobleman.

Usage examples:

The occasional frightened servant scurried past every so often but the liegeman said nothing as the…

noun

An adult male human being.

Usage examples:

A tall man with a beard

verb

(of personnel) work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification).

Usage examples:

The helpline is manned by trained staff

exclamation

Used, irrespective of the sex of the person addressed, to express surprise, admiration, delight, etc., or for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Wow, like cosmic, man

noun

An agricultural labourer bound by the feudal system who was tied to working on his lord's estate.

noun

A person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property; an enslaved person.

Usage examples:

They kidnapped entire towns and turned the inhabitants into slaves

verb

(especially in the past) a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.

Usage examples:

They kidnapped entire towns and turned them into slaves

noun

A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.

Usage examples:

I've said all there is to be said on the subject

adjective

Likely or prone to be affected by (a particular condition or occurrence, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one).

Usage examples:

He was subject to bouts of manic depression

adverb

Conditionally upon.

Usage examples:

Subject to the ec's agreement, we intend to set up an enterprise zone in the area

noun

The state of being in someone's power, or of having great power over someone.

Usage examples:

The town in thrall to a villain

noun

If you are in thrall to someone or something, or in the thrall of someone or something, he, she, or it has a lot of power to control you

Usage examples:

Her love for him was like a madness, and she was completely in its thrall.

noun

A vassal owing allegiance to a great lord and having other vassals under him.

Usage examples:

When at war, his banner was attended by knights, squires, and grooms, vavasours and varlets.

noun

(in medieval england) a feudal tenant entirely subject to a lord or manor to whom he paid dues and services in return for land.

Usage examples:

The court customary was the court for unfree tenants or villeins and was presided over by the lord'…