Vavasour

This article is about the feudal rank. For other uses, see Vavasour (disambiguation).

A vavasour (also vavasor; Old French: vavassor, vavassour; Modern French: vavasseur; Italian: valvassore, varvassore; Late Latin: vavassor) is a term in feudal law. A vavasour was the vassal or tenant of a baron, one who held his tenancy under a baron, and who also had tenants under him.

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