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vassallus

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Latin

Alternative forms

  • vasallus, vassalus, vassallis, bassallus, fasellus, fassellus

Etymology

Extended form of vassus, from Gaulish *wassos (young man, squire), from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (servant) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas). The form vassus is first attested in the Salic Law of the 6th century, meaning “servant, serf”; “feudal vassal” is attested by the 9th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

vassallus m (genitive vassallī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. servant, serf
  2. vassal

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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