vassall
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from Latin vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [bəˈsaʎ]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [vəˈsaʎ]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [vaˈsaʎ]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
vassall m (plural vassalls)
Related terms
- vailet
- vassallatge
- vassallàtic
Further reading
- “vassall”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007