васса́л — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

васса́л is used for these senses in English:

• 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.

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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