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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.
Many vassals in the Middle Ages led the role of both vassal and lord. This meant that they were vassals to a lord, but also leased some of the land that they were granted. In fact, in the feudal system, a majority of nobility were probably in this situation.