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subvassal

subvassal noun: the vassal of a vassal.

Noun

subvassal (plural subvassals)

  1. (historical) The vassal of a vassal.
    • A Carolingian capitulary of 799 allowed the church to assign its property as benefices to lay subvassals to circumvent the canon law restriction on clergy serving as warriors.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 329
    Synonyms:
    vavasour

subvassal meaning in Tamil

subvassal in Tamil

குடியாளின் குடியாள், உட்பண்ணையாள்

Synonyms of subvassal

Forms of subvassal

pluralsubvassals

Origin of subvassal

From sub- + vassal. Compare earlier subvavasour.

Words formed from subvassal

Questions about subvassal

What does subvassal mean?
Subvassal means the vassal of a vassal.
What is subvassal in Tamil?
Subvassal in Tamil is குடியாளின் குடியாள், உட்பண்ணையாள். See Subvassal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subvassal?
Subvassal is a noun.
What is the plural of subvassal?
The plural of subvassal is subvassals.

Words near subvassal in the dictionary

  1. subvarietal
  2. subvarieties
  3. subvariety
  4. subvars.
  5. subvascular
  6. subvassal
  7. subvassalage
  8. subvassals
  9. subvector
  10. subvectors
  11. subvelocities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subvassal (page history and authors); subvassal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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