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Synonyms for vassal

Grammar : Noun
Spell : vas-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæs əl

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Définition of vassal

Origin :
  • mid-15c. (c.1200 as a surname) "tenant who pledges fealty to a lord," from Old French vassal, from Medieval Latin vassallus "manservant, domestic, retainer," from vassus "servant," from Old Celtic *wasso- "young man, squire" (cf. Welsh gwas "youth, servant," Breton goaz "servant, vassal, man," Irish foss "servant"). The adjective is recorded from 1590s.
  • noun servant
Example sentences :
  • She had, indeed, given up her position as queen of the less to be vassal of the greater.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • King Gunther receives the fair Recken into his service as a vassal.
  • Extract from : « Legends of the Rhine » by Wilhelm Ruland
  • The second is a king who was a vassal of Tiglath-Pilezer, king of Assyria.
  • Extract from : « The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 » by Various
  • The Duke looked sharply at him, then turned his gaze on his vassal.
  • Extract from : « Millennium » by Everett B. Cole
  • Highness—tell me, your Highness, a vassal doesn't amount to much, does he?
  • Extract from : « The Ghost Breaker » by Paul Dickey
  • I'll round up this spook tonight for good, and then the vassal's task is done.
  • Extract from : « The Ghost Breaker » by Paul Dickey
  • For, in the end, was not the Duke of Cleves a vassal of the Emperor?
  • Extract from : « Privy Seal » by Ford Madox Ford
  • And he will become your vassal, and do homage for the kingdom of Spain.'
  • Extract from : « The Book of Romance » by Various
  • I will take nothing from you, and henceforth will neither be your friend nor your vassal.'
  • Extract from : « The Book of Romance » by Various
  • He signed to the girl to retire with the air of a grandee dismissing some vassal.
  • Extract from : « The Duke's Motto » by Justin Huntly McCarthy

Antonyms for vassal

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