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vassalage definition

vas·sal·age (-ij)

noun

  1. the state of being a vassal
  2. the homage, loyalty, and service required of a vassal
  3. dependence, servitude, or subjection
  4. lands held by a vassal; fief
  5. a body of vassals

Etymology: OFr < ML vassallagium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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