Antonyms for vassalage


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vas-uh-lij
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæs ə lɪdʒ


Definition of vassalage

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French vassalage, from vassal (see vassal).
  • As in servitude : noun slavery
  • As in slavery : noun state of working under duress or without freedom
  • As in captivity : noun physical detention by force
  • As in serfdom : noun slavery
  • As in servileness : noun slavery
  • As in servility : noun slavery
  • As in thralldom : noun slavery
  • As in villeinage : noun slavery
Example sentences :
  • The vassalage of the poor has ever been the favorite offspring of Aristocracy.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • They did not propose, if they could avoid it, to be forced into vassalage to the Swedes.
  • Extract from : « Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) » by Charles Morris
  • This is tantamount to proclaiming a form of vassalage—a thing which is not to be tolerated.
  • Extract from : « The Cult of Incompetence » by Emile Faguet
  • The great mass of inhabitants were kept in a state of servitude and vassalage.
  • Extract from : « Hannibal » by Jacob Abbott
  • Week after week went by, and we were kept in a state of vassalage.
  • Extract from : « The Two Supercargoes » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Anything that savored of permanency smelled to him of vassalage.
  • Extract from : « Dwellers in Arcady » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • This was not an act of vassalage, but a payment for public duties.
  • Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
  • His allies were his vassals, nor was their vassalage concealed.
  • Extract from : « The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I » by Various
  • The price which had to be paid for Tiglath-Pileser's intervention was vassalage and tribute.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible » by F. W. Farrar
  • The whole world shall be in vassalage to me, but it shall be a vassalage of peace.
  • Extract from : « Revolution and Other Essays » by Jack London

Synonyms for vassalage

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