vavasor
(in the feudal system) a vassal ranking just below a baron.
Origin of vavasor
1- Also vav·a·sour [vav-uh-soor]. /ˈvæv əˌsʊər/.
Words Nearby vavasor
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How to use vavasor in a sentence
Thank you, Miss vavasor, you have helped me to the thorough conviction that there could never have been any real union between us.
Weighed and Wanting | George MacDonaldThis had been fitted up as a "study" for Mr. vavasor, and was very rarely used for any purpose.
Can You Forgive Her? | Anthony TrollopeSuch had been Mr. vavasor's pursuits and pleasures in life up to the time at which my story commences.
Can You Forgive Her? | Anthony TrollopeLady Macleod by no means avoided her noble relatives, nor did she at all avoid Alice vavasor.
Can You Forgive Her? | Anthony TrollopeThey did not even breakfast together, and after three o'clock in the day Mr. vavasor was never to be found in his own house.
Can You Forgive Her? | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for vavasor
vavasour (ˈvævəˌsʊə)
/ (ˈvævəˌsɔː) /
(in feudal society) the noble or knightly vassal of a baron or great lord who also has vassals himself: Also: vavassor
Origin of vavasor
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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