vassalage

English

Etymology

From Old French vassalage (French vasselage), from vassal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvæsəlɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

vassalage (countable and uncountable, plural vassalages)

The state of being a vassal.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 26:
  Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage
  
  Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit ...

Translations

state

Finnish: vasallius (fi)
Georgian: ვასალიტეტი (vasaliṭeṭi)
Irish: vasáilleacht f, géillsine f, óglachas m

Scottish Gaelic: òglachas m

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