vassalagem

Galician

Noun

vassalagem f (plural vassalagens, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of vasalaxe

References

• “vassalagem”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese vassalo

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin -āticus

Latin -āticum

Old French -agebor.

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Latin -āticum

Old Occitan -atgebor.

Old Galician-Portuguese -age

Portuguese -agem

Portuguese vassalagem

From vassalo (“vassal”) + -agem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.saˈla.ʒẽj̃/ [va.saˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.sɐˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.sɐˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.sɐˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: vas‧sa‧la‧gem

Noun

vassalagem f (uncountable)

1. (historical) vassalage
2. (historical) tribute (payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord)

   Synonyms: tributo, preito, homenagem

3. (historical) group of vassals
4. (figurative) state of submission or dependency

See also

• suserania

Further reading

• “vassalagem”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vassalagem”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “vassalagem”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “vassalagem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026