vassaless

English

Etymology

From vassal +‎ -ess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvæsəˈlɛs/

Noun

vassaless (plural vassalesses)

1. (archaic) A female vassal.
   • 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:

     Should to a beast his noble heart embase ,
     And be the vassal of his vassaless

References

• “vassaless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.