Vassal - English meaning

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

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'…