vavasour
UK/ˈvavəsʊə/US/ˈvævəsʊɹ/
vavasour noun: a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a vassal of the crown rather than from the crown directly.
Noun
vavasour (plural vavasours)
- a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a vassal of the crown rather than from the crown directly
- Fiddler’s Green is missing? That is passing strange, Lucien. He is, after all, vavasour of his own dominion. And always so… reliable.1989, Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, and Malcolm Jones III, The Doll’s House, The Sandman issue 10
vavasour meaning in Tamil
vavasour in Tamil
- மேலாட்குடியாள்
Forms of vavasour
| plural | vavasours |
|---|---|
| alternative form | valvassor |
| alternative form | vavassor |
| alternative form | vavasor |
Origin of vavasour
From Middle English vavasour, from Old French vavasour, from Medieval Latin vavassor, perhaps from vassus vassōrum (“vassal of vassals”).
Questions about vavasour
- What does vavasour mean?
- Vavasour means a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a vassal of the crown rather than from the crown directly.
- What is vavasour in Tamil?
- Vavasour in Tamil is மேலாட்குடியாள். See Vavasour meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vavasour?
- Vavasour is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vavasour?
- Vavasour is pronounced /ˈvavəsʊə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of vavasour?
- The plural of vavasour is vavasours.
Words near vavasour in the dictionary
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