What does vassalage mean?
Vassalage means The state of being a vassal; fealty..
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/ˈvæsəlɪd͡ʒ/ · noun
The state of being a vassal; fealty..
Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit
For all England was his fief, held in vassalage to God and to no man alive, his heart now sang; allwhither his empire spread, opulent in grain and metal and every revenue of the earth, and in stalwart men (his chattels), and in strong orderly cities, where the windows would be adorned with scarlet hangings, and women (with golden hair and red lax lips) would presently admire as King Edward rode slowly by at the head of a resplendent retinue.
Use vassalage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vassalage means The state of being a vassal; fealty..
Common synonyms include serfdom, serfhood.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit
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