Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vassalage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vassalage \Vas"sal*age\, n. [OE. vassalage, F. vasselage, LL.
vassallaticum.]
1. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as,
the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.
3. A territory held in vassalage. ``The Countship of Foix,
with six territorial vassalages.'' --Milman.
4. Vassals, collectively; vassalry. [R.] --Shak.
5. Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal;
valor; prowess; courage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vassalage
n : the state of a serf [syn: {serfdom}, {serfhood}]
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