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In the [[feudal]] system, a '''vassal''' was one who owed [[homage]] to a superior, whether a [[king]], a [[lord]] or simply someone higher than him or her self.<br>
In the [[feudal]] system, a '''vassal''' was one who owed [[fealty]] to a superior, whether a [[king]], a [[lord]] or simply someone higher than him or her self.<br>
It follows that the description of a vassal differs depending on where the describer sits: to a [[king]] all his subjects are vassals (and he may have sub-kings under him, who are also his vassals).
It follows that the description of a vassal differs depending on where the describer sits: to a [[king]] all his subjects are vassals (and he may have sub-kings under him, who are also his vassals).



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In the feudal system, a vassal was one who owed fealty to a superior, whether a king, a lord or simply someone higher than him or her self.
It follows that the description of a vassal differs depending on where the describer sits: to a king all his subjects are vassals (and he may have sub-kings under him, who are also his vassals).


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