vassal

The Simple English Wikipedia has an article on:

Vassal

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈvæsəl/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Noun

Singular vassal

Plural vassals

1. A vassal is a subject of a superior lord and pledges his loyalty to his lord.
2. A subject; a dependant; a servant; a slave.

Verb

Plain form vassal

Third-person singular vassals

Past tense vassalled

Past participle vassalled

Present participle vassalling

1. (transitive) To treat someone as a vassal or to reduce him to the position of a vassal; to control; to enslave.
2. (transitive) To subordinate yourself to someone or something.