vavassor
/ˈvævəˌsɔr/
noun
- In medieval Europe, a vassal who held land from a lord of higher rank, but who also had their own sub-vassals.
- The castle's records listed every vavassor who paid tribute to the count.
- In the feudal system, a vavassor was a step above a simple knight in the social hierarchy.
- The vavassor owed military service to the baron but commanded his own small group of knights.
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