vassall

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from Latin vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈsaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəˈsaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [vaˈsaʎ]

Noun

vassall m (plural vassalls)

1. vassal

Related terms

• vailet
• vassallatge
• vassallàtic

Further reading

• “vassall” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.