Vassalage

(n.) The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.

(n.) Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.

(n.) A territory held in vassalage.

(n.) Vassals, collectively; vassalry.

(n.) Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage.

手打:雷切尔

• I was a discord in Gateshead Hall: I was like nobody there; I had nothing in harmony with Mrs. Reed or her children, or her chosen vassalage. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Mr Dorrit was in the habit of receiving this old man as if the old man held of him in vassalage under some feudal tenure. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Practically all were Zodangans, and it was I to whom Zodanga owed her defeat at the hands of the green hordes and her subsequent vassalage to Helium. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.

录入:莫拉