transcription, транскрипция: [ væs(ə)l ]
( vassals)
1.
In feudal society, a vassal was a man who gave military service to a lord, in return for which he was protected by the lord and received land to live on.
N-COUNT
2.
If you say that one country is a vassal of another, you mean that it is controlled by it. ( WRITTEN )
Opponents of the treaty argue that monetary union will turn France into a vassal of Germany.
N-COUNT : usu sing [ disapproval ]