English Explanatory Dictionary

vavasour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a vassal of the crown rather than from the crown directly

Pronunciation

/ˈvavəsʊə/ /ˈvavəsɔː/ /ˈvavəsə/ /ˈvævəsʊɹ/ /ˈvævəsɚ/

Word forms

vavasour vavasours valvassor vavassor

Etymology

From Middle English vavasour, from Old French vavasour, from Medieval Latin vavassor, perhaps from vassus vassōrum (“vassal of vassals”).

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