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Serfs vs Vassal - What's the difference?

serfs | vassal |

As nouns the difference between serfs and vassal

is that serfs is while vassal is (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.

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.

serfs

English

Noun

(head)
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    vassal

    English

    Alternative forms

    * vasal (rare)

    Noun

    (wikipedia vassal) (en noun)
  • (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
  • The vassals of his anger.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
  • Verb

    (vassall)
  • 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.
  • Anagrams

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