vassal
vassal is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. "The vassals of his anger." Milton. Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
- 2.Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. The sun and every vassal star. Keble.
- 3.To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. "The vassals of his anger." Milton. Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal called?
- What is resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. The sun and every vassal star. Keble called?
- What is to treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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