臣下 — meaning in English

English meaning

• retainer noun A fee paid in advance to secure someone's services, especially a lawyer's.
• vassal noun In the feudal system, someone granted land by a lord in return for loyalty and service.

Senses

臣下 is used for these senses in English:

• retainer A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
• 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.

retainer — full definition

1. noun A fee paid in advance to secure someone's services, especially a lawyer's.
2. noun A dental device worn to keep teeth in place after braces.

vassal — full definition

1. noun In the feudal system, someone granted land by a lord in return for loyalty and service.
2. noun By extension, any person, group, or country under the control or influence of a more powerful one.
3. adj Behaving in a servile, subordinate way.

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