Vassal vs Retainer - What's the difference?
vassal | retainer |
(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.
A subject; a dependant; a servant; a slave.
* Milton
Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
To subordinate to someone or something.
A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
Any thing or person that retains.
A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
(dentistry): A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.
As nouns the difference between vassal and retainer
is that vassal is 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 while retainer is a dependent or follower of someone of rank.As an adjective vassal
is resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.As a verb vassal
is to treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.vassal
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Alternative forms
* vasal (rare)Noun
(wikipedia vassal) (en noun)- The vassals of his anger.
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(vassall)Anagrams
* * ----retainer
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Noun
(en noun)- This lawyer charges a retainer for his work .