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vassal. ( 1 in the feudal system) a person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant. 2  a person holding some similar relation to a superior; a subject, subordinate, follower, or retainer. 3  a servant or slave.
In return for the fief the vassal swore his allegiance or loyalty to his lord in a ceremony called the act of homage. Another name for the loyalty a vassal pledged to his lord is fealty. The vassal promised to be loyal to his lord and provide military service in return for the fief given to him by his lord. Usually a knight had to provide 40-60 days of military service a year in return for the fief. If a vassal failed in his duties his lord could take away his fief. What is a Fief