Vas"sal*age (?), n. [OE. vassalage, F. vasselage, LL. vassallaticum.]
1.
The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
2.
Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.
3.
A territory held in vassalage.
"The Countship of Foix, with six territorial
vassalages."
Milman.
4.
Vassals, collectively; vassalry.
[R.]
Shak.
5.
Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
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