vav|a|sor

vav|a|sor
vav|a|sor «VAV uh sawr, -sohr», noun.
a vassal ranking below a baron, holding land and having other vassals under him in the European feudal system: »

vavasors subdivide again to vassals (John L. Motley).

[< Old French vavassour < Medieval Latin vasvassor, apparently reduction of phrase vassi vassorum vassals of vassals. Compare etym. under varlet (Cf.varlet), valet. (Cf.valet)]

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  • vav — vav; vav·a·sor; vav·a·so·ry; vav·a·sour; vav·as·sor; …   English syllables

  • sor — ad·dres·sor; ad·pro·mis·sor; ad·ses·sor; ag·gres·sor; ais·sor; an·te·ces·sor; as·cen·sor; as·ses·sor; as·ses·sor·ship; cen·sor·a·ble; cen·sor·ate; cen·sor·ship; com·pres·sor; con·fes·sor; con·sor·tion; con·sor·ti·um; cre·sor·ci·nol; de·fen·sor;… …   English syllables

  • vavasor — vav·a·sor …   English syllables

  • vavassor — vav·as·sor …   English syllables

  • vavasor — vav•a•sor [[t]ˈvæv əˌsɔr, ˌsoʊr[/t]] n. why a feudal vassal ranking just below a baron • Etymology: 1300–50; ME vavasour < OF, perh. contr. of ML vassus vassōrum vassal of vassals; see vassal …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • valvasor — Vavasor Vav a*sor, n. [OE. vavasour, OF. vavassor, vavassour, F. vavasseur, LL. vavassor, probably contr. from vassus vassorum vassal of the vassals. See {Vassal}.] (Feud. Law) The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a baron, and who… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vavasor — Vav a*sor, n. [OE. vavasour, OF. vavassor, vavassour, F. vavasseur, LL. vavassor, probably contr. from vassus vassorum vassal of the vassals. See {Vassal}.] (Feud. Law) The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a baron, and who also had …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vavasour — Vavasor Vav a*sor, n. [OE. vavasour, OF. vavassor, vavassour, F. vavasseur, LL. vavassor, probably contr. from vassus vassorum vassal of the vassals. See {Vassal}.] (Feud. Law) The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a baron, and who… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vavassor — Vavasor Vav a*sor, n. [OE. vavasour, OF. vavassor, vavassour, F. vavasseur, LL. vavassor, probably contr. from vassus vassorum vassal of the vassals. See {Vassal}.] (Feud. Law) The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a baron, and who… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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