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  1. 1. n. The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. (Feud. Law) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant. Burrill. 2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. "The vassals of his anger." Milton. Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. The sun and every vassal star. Keble. To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Source: webster
  7. 7. The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land ofsuperior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; afeudal tenant. Burrill. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n:100 n. a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord Source: ecdict

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