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vassalling

vassalling is the present participle and gerund of vassal.

Meaning of vassal

Verb

vassal (third-person singular simple present vassals, present participle (US) vassaling or (UK) vassalling, simple past and past participle (US) vassaled or (UK) vassalled)

  1. (transitive) To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
  2. (transitive) To subordinate to someone or something.

See all 6 meanings of vassal

Questions about vassalling

What is vassalling the present participle and gerund of?
Vassalling is the present participle and gerund of vassal.

Words near vassalling in the dictionary

  1. vassalized
  2. vassalizes
  3. vassalizing
  4. Vassall
  5. vassalled
  6. vassalling
  7. Vassallo
  8. Vassallos
  9. vassalries
  10. vassalry
  11. vassals

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