A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.
Any subordinate bound by similar close ties.
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 direct subordinate bound by such vows to a superior.
Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
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.