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vassallo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • liege noun In feudal times, a lord entitled to service and loyalty from his subjects, or (less often) the subject who owed that loyalty.
  • tributary noun A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
  • vassal noun In the feudal system, someone granted land by a lord in return for loyalty and service.
  • villain noun A wicked or evil character, especially the main antagonist in a story, film, or drama.

Senses

vassallo is used for these senses in English:

  • liege The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
  • tributary A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
  • vassal (historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
  • villain (fiction) A character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.

liege — full definition

  1. noun In feudal times, a lord entitled to service and loyalty from his subjects, or (less often) the subject who owed that loyalty.
  2. adj Relating to the mutual duties between a feudal lord and his subjects; bound by loyalty and service.

tributary — full definition

  1. noun A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
  2. noun A vein which drains into another vein.
  3. noun A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

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