A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe and elsewhere. While the subordinate party is
A vassal swears the oath of fealty before Count Palatine Frederick I of the Palatinate.
Bayeux Tapestry scene 23 Harold sacramentum fecit Willelmo duci
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of
Vassal
…A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe and elsewhere. While the subordinate party is called a vassal, the dominant party…
Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham, a Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom