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vassal

/ˈvæsl/noun

उच्चारण वैसल

सामंत, जागीरदार

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    (in the Middle Ages) a man who was given land to live on by a lord in return for promising to fight for him

    सामंत, जागीरदार

    • The king's vassals had to supply soldiers in times of war.

    Synonyms liegeman subject serf

    Opposite lord overlord

  2. 2

    [C] disapproving

    a country that depends on and is controlled by another country

    अधीन राज्य, आश्रित राष्ट्र

    • The small kingdom became a vassal of its powerful neighbour.
    • a vassal state

    Synonyms satellite dependency puppet state

◇Word family
vassalage noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

liegeman subject serf satellite dependency puppet state

Antonyms

lord overlord

?Which word?

Do not confuse vassal (a person or state that serves a more powerful one) and vessel (a ship, a container or a tube carrying blood).

Vassal (किसी शक्तिशाली व्यक्ति या राज्य के अधीन व्यक्ति या राज्य) और vessel (जहाज़, बर्तन या रक्त ले जाने वाली नली) में भ्रम न करें।