Akademik

1. noun

a) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who keeps land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him, normally a lord of a manor; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.

b) A subject; a dependant; a servant; a slave.

See Also: valet, varlet

2. adjective

Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.

3. verb

a) To treat as a vassal or to reduce to the position of a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.

b) To subordinate to someone or something.