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Webster 1913 Edition


Vassalage

Vas′sal-age

,
Noun.
[OE.
vassalage
, F.
vasselage
, LL.
vassallaticum
.]
1.
The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
2.
Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery;
as, the Greeks were held in
vassalage
by the Turks
.
3.
A territory held in vassalage.
“The Countship of Foix, with six territorial vassalages.”
Milman.
4.
Vassals, collectively; vassalry.
[R.]
Shak.
5.
Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vassalage

VAS'SALAGE

,
1.
The state of being a vassal or feudatory.
2.
Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery. The Greeks were long held in vassalage by the Turks.

Definition 2024


vassalage

vassalage

English

Noun

vassalage (countable and uncountable, plural vassalages)

  1. The state of being a vassal.

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