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Entry 5 senses Webster, 1913

Vassalage

· Vas·sal·age · IPA /ˈvæsəlɪd͡ʒ/
01 n. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
  1. 1.
    The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
  2. 2.
    Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.
  3. 3.
    A territory held in vassalage.
  4. 4.
    Vassals, collectively; vassalry.[R.]
  5. 5.
    Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage.[Obs.]