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Rear vassal

Vassal \Vas"sal\, n. [F., fr. LL. vassallus, vassus; of Celtic origin; cf. W. & Corn. gwas a youth, page, servant, Arm. gwaz a man, a male. Cf. Valet, Varlet, Vavasor.]

  1. (Feud. Law) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
    --Burrill.

  2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave. ``The vassals of his anger.''
    --Milton.

    Rear vassal, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.