vassallus

Latin

Alternative forms
  • vasallus, vassalus, vassallis, bassallus, fasellus, fassellus

Etymology

Extended form of vassus, from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (“servant”) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas). The form vassus is first attested in the Salic Law of the 6th century, meaning “servant, serf”; “feudal vassal” is attested by the 9th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

vassallus m (genitive vassallī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. servant, serf
  2. vassal

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vassallus vassallī
Genitive vassallī vassallōrum
Dative vassallō vassallīs
Accusative vassallum vassallōs
Ablative vassallō vassallīs
Vocative vassalle vassallī

Derived terms
  • vassallāticum

Descendants

References
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