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vavasor

American  
[vav-uh-sawr, -sohr] / ˈvæv əˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr /
Also vavasour

noun

  1. (in the feudal system) a vassal ranking just below a baron.


vavasor British  
/ ˈvævəˌsʊə, ˈvævəˌsɔː /

noun

  1. Also: vavassor.  (in feudal society) the noble or knightly vassal of a baron or great lord who also has vassals himself

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of vavasor

1300–50; Middle English vavasour < Old French, perhaps contraction of Medieval Latin vassus vassōrum vassal of vassals; see vassal

Example Sentences

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She is the daughter of a poor vavasor.

From Four Arthurian Romances by Comfort, William Wistar

The vavasor then without delay had saddled a bay palfrey.

From Four Arthurian Romances by Comfort, William Wistar

Some took my horse which the good vavasor was holding; and I saw coming toward me a very fair and gentle maid.

From Four Arthurian Romances by Comfort, William Wistar

My house has ever been vavasor to the King.

From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

After the supper the vavasor admitted to me that, though he had lodged many an errant knight, he knew not how long it had been since he had welcomed one in search of adventure.

From Four Arthurian Romances by Comfort, William Wistar

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