plural vassals
plural vassals
Learner's definition of VASSAL
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: a person in the past who received protection and land from a lord in return for loyalty and service(旧时因对封建领主效忠或尽心而获封土地和庇护的)封臣,家臣 —
often used figuratively to describe a person, country, etc., that is controlled by someone or something more powerful常用作比喻,指受制于强势者的人或国家