Old Portuguese

Noun

vassalo m ‎(plural vassalos)

1. vassal; subject
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 3 (facsimile):

     Eſta é de como ſanta maria fez cobrar a Theophilo a carta que fezera cono demo u ſe tornou ſeu vaſſalo.

     This one is (about) how Holy Mary recovered for Theophilos the contract he had made with the Devil and became his vassal.

Descendants

• Portuguese: vassalo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vassallo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vassalo, from Medieval Latin vassallus ‎(“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from vassus ‎(“servant”), from Gaulish uassos ‎(“young man, squire”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.ˈsa.lu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ˈsa.lu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ˈsa.lo/

Noun

vassalo m (plural vassalos)

1. vassal (feudalism)

Antonyms

• suserano

Derived terms

• avassalar, vassalagem, vassalar

Adjective

vassalo m ‎(feminine singular vassala, masculine plural vassalos, feminine plural vassalas, not comparable)

1. subordinate

Synonyms

• sujeito, subordinado