What does "vassalage" mean?

The state of being a vassal; fealty.

What is a synonym for "vassalage"?

Common synonyms include: absolutism, bond service, bondage, captivity, control, debt slavery.

Pronounced //ˈvæsəlɪd͡ʒ//.

/ˈvæsəlɪd͡ʒ/ noun

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Noun

1
The state of being a vassal; fealty. countable, uncountable
"Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit"
2
the state of a serf wordnet

"Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit"

From Old French vassalage (French vasselage), from vassal.