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How to pronounce “vassal”
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Pronunciation guide for vassal
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of vassal with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
to the feudal lord or the vassal now,
- Definition summary
- (historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
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How to pronounce vassal
Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
to the feudal lord or the vassal now,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “vassal”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
- (historical) Any direct subordinate bound by such vows to a superior.
- (figurative) Any subordinate bound by similar close ties.
- [Adjective]
- Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
- (transitive) To subordinate to someone or something.
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