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chief vassal

Noun

Definitions

1. chief vassal
2. senior statesman

This noun refers to a senior retainer or high-ranking vassal who holds great influence, especially in historical Japanese contexts. It describes powerful officials who served a lord or ruler.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

When word got out that "the chief vassals had given their approval," everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Sentence 2

At the park on a day off, my kid asked, "What's a chief vassal?"

Sentence 3

"The scariest moment is when the chief vassals go silent," my colleague said.

Sentence 4

When a senior official appeared at the negotiating table, everyone sat up straight.

Sentence 5

In the old castle town, the plots where chief vassals' estates once stood still remain.