Vassalage /(?)/

Vas·sal·age

Vassalage

n.
  1. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
  2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.
  3. A territory held in vassalage.
  4. Vassals, collectively; vassalry. [R.]
  5. Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage. [Obs.]