English-Thai Dictionary
vassal
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ศักดินา เกี่ยวกับ การ เป็น ทาส feudal liege kiao-kab-sak-di-na
vassal
N เจ้าของที่ดิน (ใน ระบบ ศักดินา ของ ยุค กลาง ขุนนาง ศักดินา jao-kong-ti-din
vassalage
N การ มี ศักดินา การ เป็น ทาส dependency slavery bondage kan-mi-sak-di-na
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
VASSAL
n. 1. A feudatory; a tenant; one who holds land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him. A rear vassal is one who holds of a lord who is himself a vassal.
2. A subject; a dependant.
3. A servant.
4. In common language, a bondman; a political slave. We will never be the vassals of a foreign prince.
VASSAL
v.t.To subject to control; to enslave.
VASSALAGE
n. 1. The state of being a vassal or feudatory.
2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery. The Greeks were long held in vassalage by the Turks.
VASSALED
pp. or a.Enslaved; subjected to absolute power; as a vassaled land.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
VASSAL
Vas "sal, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. vassallus, vassus; of Celtic origin; cf. W. & Corn. gwas a youth, page, servant, Arm. gwaz a man, a male. Cf. Valet, Varlet, Vavasor. ]
1. (Feud. Law )
Defn: The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant. Burrill.
2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. "The vassals of his anger. " Milton. Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.
VASSAL
VASSAL Vas "sal, a.
Defn: Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile. The sun and every vassal star. Keble.
VASSAL
VASSAL Vas "sal, v. t.
Defn: To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.
VASSALAGE
Vas "sal *age, n. Etym: [OE. vassalage, F. vasselage, LL. vassallaticum.]
1. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.
3. A territory held in vassalage. "The Countship of Foix, with six territorial vassalages." Milman.
4. Vassals, collectively; vassalry. [R.] Shak.
5. Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
VASSALESS
VASSALESS Vas "sal *ess, n.
Defn: A female vassal. [R.] Spenser.
VASSALRY
VASSALRY Vas "sal *ry, n.
Defn: The body of vassals. [R.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
vassal
vas sal |ˈvasəl ˈvæsəl | ▶noun historical a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance. • a person or country in a subordinate position to another: [ as modifier ] : a much stronger nation can also turn a weaker one into a vassal state. DERIVATIVES vas sal age |-əlij |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin vassallus ‘retainer, ’ of Celtic origin; compare with vavasour .
Oxford Dictionary
vassal
vassal |ˈvas (ə )l | ▶noun historical a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance. • a person or country in a subordinate position to another: [ as modifier ] : a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire. DERIVATIVES vassalage noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin vassallus ‘retainer ’, of Celtic origin; compare with vavasour .
American Oxford Thesaurus
vassal
vassal noun historical he was born an English vassal: serf, dependent, servant, slave, subject, bondsman, thrall, villein; historical vavasour, helot.
Oxford Thesaurus
vassal
vassal noun historical villein, liege, liegeman, man, bondsman, vavasour, serf, helot, slave, thrall, subject. ANTONYMS freeman; lord.
French Dictionary
vassal
vassal , ale , aux n. m. et f. (pl. vassaux ) nom masculin et féminin anciennement Personne qui dépendait d ’un seigneur. nom masculin figuré Se dit d ’un groupe, d ’un pays qui dépend d ’un autre, qui lui est subordonné. : Ces pays sont les vassaux de cette grande puissance économique. Un pays vassal.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
vassal
vas sal /vǽs (ə )l /名詞 C 1 (封建時代君主に忠誠を誓った )家臣, 臣下 .2 部下 ; 召使い ; 奴隷 .形容詞 家臣の (ような ); 隷属的な ▸ a vassal state 属国 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary