Definition of Vassalage. Meaning of Vassalage. Synonyms of Vassalage

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Vassalage. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Vassalage and, of course, Vassalage synonyms and on the right images related to the word Vassalage.

Definition of Vassalage

Vassalage
Vassalage Vas"sal*age, n. [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.

Meaning of Vassalage from wikipedia

- called a suzerain. The rights and obligations of a v****al are called v****alage, while the rights and obligations of a suzerain are called suzerainty...
- the capture of the capital in 1570.: 146–7  Then was a brief period of v****alage to Burma until Naresuan proclaimed independence in 1584.: 11  Ayutthaya...
- declaring the independence of a nation, thus turning the legal bond of v****alage into one of citizenship as a component of sovereignty and, in addition...
- moving to Smederevo in 1430. The Despotate was then under the double v****alage of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. The fall of Smederevo on 20 June 1459...
- within the feudal structure not only the warrior aristocracy bound by v****alage, but also the peasantry bound by manorialism, and the estates of the Church...
- the expression "seigneurial system" to describe feudalism. Originally, v****alage did not imply the giving or receiving of landholdings (which were granted...
- Initially, they were not annexed outright—they remained in a state of v****alage, subordinate to the ****yrians but allowed a certain degree of freedom...
- dynasty in northwestern China. Hoping to both to plunder and acquire v****alage, Genghis Khan commanded some initial raids against the Western Xia before...
- ties to the shugo lords in the form of v****alage as the shugo could provide some form of local security. V****alage ties between the shugo lord and kokujin...
- southern Mesopotamia, and the early Amorite rulers were largely held in v****alage to Elam. Babylon remained a minor town in a small state until the reign...