of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord; a feudatory relationship'
feudatory (adj.)
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
[ Syn: vassal , liege , liegeman , liege subject ]
feudatory (n.)
owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign; it remained feudatory to India until 1365'