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vassalage

[ vas-uh-lij ]

/ ˈvæs ə lɪdʒ /

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noun

the state or condition of a vassal.

homage or service required of a vassal.

a territory held by a vassal.

vassals collectively.

dependence, subjection, or servitude.

Origin of vassalage

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French; see vassal, -age

OTHER WORDS FROM vassalage

sub·vas·sal·age, noun

Words nearby vassalage

vasovagal syncope, vasovasostomy, vasovesiculectomy, vassa, vassal, vassalage, vassalic, vassalize, vassar, vast, vasthi

Example sentences from the Web for vassalage

Week after week went by, and we were kept in a state of vassalage.

The Two Supercargoes |W.H.G. Kingston
Serfs replaced slaves; vassals replaced serfs; some day, vassalage also will disappear as did slavery and serfdom!

The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer |Eugne Sue
Europe, delivered from vassalage, shall celebrate the name of Russia!

Moscow |Fred Whishaw
The proletariat might become too knowing, it might get tired of its vassalage, and might rebel against its earthly gods.

Woman under socialism |August Bebel

As justified by his oath of vassalage he vows to slay the man who has insulted his sovereign.

Women of the Teutonic Nations |Hermann Schoenfeld

British Dictionary definitions for vassalage

vassalage

/ (ˈvæsəlɪdʒ) /

noun

(esp in feudal society)

the condition of being a vassal or the obligations to which a vassal was liable
the relationship between a vassal and his lord

subjection, servitude, or dependence in general

rare vassals collectively