Sentences with phrase «vassal relationship»

Some of these restrictions were legacies of the idea that ownership of land was tied to a feudal lord - vassal relationship.

The Assyrians and Babylonians had long been a political threat to the independence of the Hebrew people before the latter finally succumbed to superior force and were either destroyed or dispersed, in the case of the ten northern tribes, by Assyria, or continued, in the case of Judah, in a vassal relationship even after their return from the Babylonian captivity.

Not exact matches

That's more or less where this 5 for the day topic starts: the relationship between an authority and its subordinates - police chief and beat cop, captain and sailor, lord and vassal - there are infinite manifestations of this relationship expressed in countless genres beyond cop thrillers.

What we learn about the character also comes from his interactions with a cast of interesting secondaries, from the relationship with his loyal vassal Daryun, to the fascinating Narsus, who contributes a Socratic vibe to the narrative.

The relationship effectively becomes one of feudal lord and vassal.