vassalage

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A noun referring to the condition or state of being a serf or vassal, historically associated with feudal obligations and servitude.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее состояние или положение крепостного или вассала, исторически связанное с феодальными обязанностями и подчинением.esSustantivo que designa la condición o estado de vasallo, históricamente ligado a obligaciones feudales y sumisión a un señor; también se usa para referirse a cualquier tipo de subordinación o dependencia servil.frNom désignant la condition ou la position d'un vassal, historiquement liée aux obligations féodales et à la soumission ; par extension, état de dépendance ou de subordination.deZustand oder Stellung eines Vasallen; historisch die Pflicht zur Gefolgschaft und Unterordnung gegenüber einem Lehnsherrn, oft verbunden mit Abhängigkeit und Unterwürfigkeit.ptSubstantivo que designa a condição ou o estado de vassalo ou de servo, historicamente ligada a obrigações feudais e à subordinação. Pode também indicar dependência ou submissão servil.zh名词，指封臣或农奴的身份、地位或从属状态，历史上与封建义务和臣服有关。arاسم يدل على حالة التبعية أو الخضوع في النظام الإقطاعي، حيث يلتزم التابع بخدمة السيد وولائه مقابل الحماية أو الأرض.

1. State of being a serf C2 formal

   The condition or status of a person who is bound to work on a lord's estate, often under feudal obligations.

   • The peasants lived in a state of vassalage under the local lord.
   • Vassalage was a common social structure in medieval Europe.
   • He was born into vassalage and had little hope of freedom.

   ruКрепостное состояниеesServidumbrefrServagedeLeibeigenschaftptServidãozh农奴身份arالقنانة

   Synonyms: bondageserfdomservitudethraldomthrallvilleinage

2. Feudal service C2 formal

   The relationship and duties of a vassal to a lord, including military service and loyalty.

   • The knight swore an oath of vassalage to his king.
   • Vassalage required the vassal to provide soldiers in times of war.
   • The ceremony of homage formalized the bond of vassalage.

   ruВассальная зависимостьesServicio feudalfrService féodaldeVasallitätptVassalagemzh封臣地位arالتبعية الإقطاعية

   Synonyms: allegiancefealtyhomageserviceservitudesubjection

3. Subordination or dependence C2 formal

   A state of being subordinate or dependent on another person or entity.

   • The company's vassalage to its parent corporation limited its autonomy.
   • He resented his vassalage to the wealthy landowner.
   • The treaty reduced the nation to a state of vassalage.

   ruПодчинение или зависимостьesVasallaje (subordinación o dependencia)frSubordination ou dépendancedeUnterordnung oder AbhängigkeitptSubordinação ou dependênciazh从属或依赖arالتبعية أو الاعتماد

   Synonyms: bondagedependenceservitudesubjectionsubordinationthraldomyoke

   Antonyms: autonomydominionfreedomindependencelibertymasterysovereigntysupremacy

• vassalages plural form
• vassalages' possessive plural form
• vassalage's possessive singular form