"vavasour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /vavəˈsuːr/, /ˈvavəsur/ Forms: vavasours [plural]
Etymology: From Old French vavasour, from Medieval Latin vavassor, perhaps from vassus vassōrum (“vassal of vassals”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|vavasour}} Old French vavasour, {{der|enm|ML.|vavassor}} Medieval Latin vavassor Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vavasour, {{enm-noun}} vavasour (plural vavasours)
  1. vavasour, subvassal Categories (topical): Feudalism, Nobility Synonyms: favasour, vavaceowre, vavaser, vavasor, vavasoure, vavesour, vavisoure, vavysour, vavyssour, vavyssoure
    Sense id: en-vavasour-enm-noun-n2fZ6Qc3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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