1.陪臣身分;附庸[臣属]地位
2.效忠,臣属
3.领地,采地
1.the dependent condition of being somebody's vassal
2.a condition of being dependent on or subordinate to somebody or something else
1.Most have a history of vassalage to China, from which they have freed themselves only in the past century because of China's misfortunes.
它们中的许多在历史上是中国的属国,只是上个世纪中国陷入灾难时,才获得完全的自由。