Vassal vs Henchman - What's the difference?
vassal | henchman |
(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 loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
A member of a criminal gang.
(obsolete) A page to a prince or other person of high rank.
As nouns the difference between vassal and henchman
is that 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 while henchman is a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.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.