vav·a·sor /ˈvævəˌsɔr, ˌsor, ˌsʊr/
Vav·a·sor n. Feud. Law The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a baron, and who also had tenants under him; one in dignity next to a baron; a title of dignity next to a baron. --Burrill. “A worthy vavasour.” --Chaucer. [Also written vavasour, vavassor, valvasor, etc.]
Vavasours subdivide again to vassals, exchanging land and cattle, human or otherwise, against fealty. --Motley.
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