An individual employed to do all sorts of duties.
A jack of all trades.
A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.
The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
Any subordinate bound by similar close ties.
Any direct subordinate bound by such vows to a superior.
To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
To subordinate to someone or something.
Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.