Vassalage

Quick meaning: Vassalage is a noun meaning The state of being a vassal; fealty.

Meaning

The state of being a vassal; fealty.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• vassalages

Synonyms for vassalage

Depending on context, synonyms include serfdom, serfhood.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include serfdom, serfhood, vassalty, vasal, villeinage, vavassor.

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