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单词 arrière vassal
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arrière vassaln.

Brit. /ˌarɪɛː ˈvasl/, U.S. /ˌɑriɛr ˈvæs(ə)l/
Forms: 1700s– arriere vassal, 1800s– arrière vassal.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French arrière-vassal.
Etymology: < French arrière-vassal (1611 in Cotgrave; now hist.) < arrière behind (see arrear adv.) + vassal vassal n. and adj. Compare rear vassal n.
Now rare and historical.
A person who holds land as the vassal of a person who himself or herself holds the land as a vassal; a subvassal.
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society > authority > subjection > service > feudal service > [noun] > vassal > subvassal
subvavasour?c1350
subvassal1478
undervassal1594
arrière vassal1728
rear vassal1750
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Arriere Vassal, or Tenant, the Vassal or Tenant of another Vassal or Tenant.
1793 J. Wilde Addr. Soc. Friends of People 205 These arriere-vassals, in fiefs held for life, lost their right upon the death of the principal vassal.
1830 J. Mackintosh Hist. Eng. I. 202 Arthur duke of Britany, an arrière vassal of the French crown.
1873 G. W. Kitchin Hist. France I. iv. 240 All arrière-vassals had to take an oath of allegiance to the King.
1933 Amer. Hist. Rev. 38 314 A sort of Salisbury Oath which made all arrière vassals liegemen of the king.
1969 A. Ben-Ami Social Change in Hostile Environm. v. 136 The assise protected the arrière vassals against their seignors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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