vassalage

vas·sal·age  (vs-lj)

n.

1. The condition of being a vassal.

2. The service, homage, and fealty required of a vassal.

3. A position of subordination or subjection; servitude.

4. The land held by a vassal; a fief.

5. Vassals, especially those of a particular lord, considered as a group.

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vassalage [ˈvæsəlɪdʒ]

n

1. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp in feudal society)

a.  the condition of being a vassal or the obligations to which a vassal was liable

b.  the relationship between a vassal and his lord

2. subjection, servitude, or dependence in general

3. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Rare vassals collectively

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vassalage

1. the condition of land tenure of a vassal.
2. the fief or lands held.

See also: Law, Property and Ownership

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Vassalage vassels collectively, 1807.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vassalage - the state of a serf serfdom, serfhood slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, bondage - the state of being under the control of another person

Translations

vassalage [ˈvæsəlɪdʒ] N → vasallaje m

vassalage

n (Hist) (= condition) → Vasallentum nt, → Vasallität f; (= services due) → Vasallen- or Lehenspflicht f; (= land) → Lehen nt; (fig) → Unterworfenheit f (geh) (→ to unter +acc)