VASSALAGE

serfdom, serfhood, vassalage

(noun) the state of a serf

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vassalage (countable and uncountable, plural vassalages)

The state of being a vassal.

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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