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vassalage

/vas-uh-lij/US // ˈvæs ə lɪdʒ //UK // (ˈvæsəlɪdʒ) //

附属品,附庸,附庸风雅,附庸品

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state or condition of a vassal.
    • : homage or service required of a vassal.
    • : a territory held by a vassal.
    • : vassals collectively.
    • : dependence, subjection, or servitude.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inserfdom
as inthralldom
as invilleinage

Examples

  • The two kingdoms would be one; the two navies would be one; and all other states would be reduced to vassalage.

  • To remain here in North America, and be crushed to the earth in vassalage and degradation, we never will.

  • The act of the new tribes was, therefore, an observance of international etiquette rather than an acknowledgment of vassalage.

  • The Vizier, he says, by this treaty was reduced to a state of vassalage; and he makes this curious distinction in proof of it.

  • Above 30,000 Birmans laboured in the works of the king of Pegu, as that was one condition of their vassalage.