vassalage noun. ['vas(ǝ)lɪdʒ] ME.
[Old French (mod. vasselage), from VASSAL noun: see -AGE.]
1. Action befitting a good vassal; courageous or spirited action; prowess in battle or in some difficult enterprise. Long arch. rare. ME.
b. A brave or chivalrous act; a noble or gallant exploit. ME-M17.

2. a. The position or authority of a superior in relation to a vassal. LME-L17.
b. Hist. An estate held by a vassal. rare. M19.

3. The state or condition of a vassal; subordination, homage, or allegiance characteristic of or resembling that of a vassal; arch. subjection, subordination, servitude; service. Freq. foll. by to (a person or persons). L16.
b. Subjection or subservience to some influence, esp. of a detrimental kind. arch. E17.

4. Chiefly Hist. A body or assemblage of vassals. E19.

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