noun a military vassal mentioned in domesday book.
2. drench ·vt a drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
3. drench ·vt to cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic.
4. drench ·vt to steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.