LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vavassor

vavassor m (genitive vavassōris)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculinesubvassal
  2. LombardyMedieval Latinmasculinevassal of the king

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevavassorvavassōrēs
genitivevavassōrisvavassōrum
dativevavassōrīvavassōribus
accusativevavassōremvavassōrēs
ablativevavassōrevavassōribus
vocativevavassorvavassōrēs

Origins

Perhaps from vassus vassōrum (“vassal of vassals”).

Descendants
  • Italianvalvassore
  • Occitanvavassorfrom Old Occitan vavassor
  • Catalanvarvassorfrom Old Occitan vavassor
  • Frenchvavasseurfrom Old French vavasour
  • Englishvavasourfrom Old French vavasour

Quick answers

What does vavassor mean in Latin?
vavassor, a noun, means “subvassal; vassal of the king”.
What is the genitive of vavassor?
The genitive singular is vavassōris. vavassor is masculine, third declension.