"vassal" meaning in English

See vassal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvæsəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vassal.wav [UK] Forms: vassal [singular], vassals [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A vassal is a subject of a superior lord and pledges his loyalty to his lord.
    Sense id: simple-vassal-en-noun-B~Z42Gqv
  2. A subject; a dependant; a servant; a slave.
    Sense id: simple-vassal-en-noun-8kXnin6d

Verb

IPA: /ˈvæsəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vassal.wav [UK] Forms: vassal [canonical], vassals [third-person, singular], vassalled [past], vassalled [past, participle], vassalling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|vassal|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To treat someone as a vassal or to reduce him to the position of a vassal; to control; to enslave.
    Sense id: simple-vassal-en-verb-5GV0lDt~
  2. To subordinate yourself to someone or something.
    Sense id: simple-vassal-en-verb-TqjDsHy2
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