VASSAL


Meaning of VASSAL in English

(~s)

1.

In feudal society, a ~ 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 ~ of another, you mean that it is controlled by it. (WRITTEN)

Opponents of the treaty argue that monetary union will turn France into a ~ of Germany.

N-COUNT: usu sing disapproval

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