Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
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.