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hom·ag·er

(hŏm′ə-jər, ŏm′-)

A vassal who paid homage to a feudal lord.

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homager

(ˈhɒmɪdʒə)

(Historical Terms) history someone who owes or pays homage to a lord

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vas•sal

(ˈvæs əl)

n.

1. (in the feudal system) a person granted the use of land in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usu. military service to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant.

2. a person holding some similar relation to a superior; a subject or subordinate.

3. a servant or slave.

adj.

4. of or characteristic of a vassal.

5. having the status or position of a vassal.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin vassallus=vass(us) servant (< Celtic; compare Welsh gwas young man, Irish foss servant) + -allus n. suffix]

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