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VASSALAGES
Noun
vassalages
plural of vassalage
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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