Category:Vassalage

Vas"sal*age, n. Etym: [oe. vassalage, f. vasselage, ll. Vassallaticum.]

1. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.

2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the turks.

3. A territory held in vassalage. "the countship of foix, with six Territorial vassalages." Milman.

4. Vassals, collectively; vassalry. [r.] Shak.

5. Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; Prowess; courage. [obs.] Chaucer.