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vavasory

American  
[vav-uh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee] / ˈvæv əˌsɔr i, -ˌsoʊr i /

noun

plural

vavasories

  1. the tenure of a fee held by a vavasor.

  2. lands held by a vavasor.

Etymology

Origin of vavasory

1605–15; < Medieval Latin vavasoria < Middle French vavassourie. See vavasor, -y 3

Example Sentences

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The middle thane was feudal, but not honorary; he was also called a vavasor, and his lands a vavasory, which held of some mesne lord, and not immediately of the King.

From The Commonwealth of Oceana by Harrington, James

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