Gratis ordbok - engelska svenska tyska lexikon

Definitioner

Substantiv

1. (historical) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who keeps land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him, normally a lord of a manor; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
2. A subject; a dependant; a servant; a slave.

Adjektiv

1. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

Verb

1. (transitive) To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
2. (transitive) To subordinate to someone or something.