"vassalage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvæsəlɪd͡ʒ/ Forms: vassalages [plural]
Etymology: From Old French vassalage (French vasselage), from vassal. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|-}} Old French Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vassalage (countable and uncountable, plural vassalages)
  1. The state of being a vassal. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state): vasallius (Finnish), vasalaxe [feminine] (Galician), ვასალიტეტი (vasaliṭeṭi) (Georgian), vasáilleacht [feminine] (Irish), géillsine [feminine] (Irish), óglachas [masculine] (Irish), vassalagem [feminine] (Portuguese), òglachas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-vassalage-en-noun-FH3DQrL9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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