Canvass :: Canvass (n.) To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote..
Canvass :: Canvass (n.) To examine by discussion; to debate.
Canvass :: Canvass (n.) To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions..
Canvass :: Canvass (v. i.) To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for..
Canvass :: Canvass (n.) Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes..
Canvass :: Canvass (n.) Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
Vassal :: Vassal (n.) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant..
Vassal :: Vassal (n.) A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave.
Vassal :: Vassal (a.) Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
Vassal :: Vassal (v. t.) To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
Vassalage :: Vassalage (n.) The state of being a vassal, or feudatory..
Vassalage :: Vassalage (n.) Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks..
Vassalage :: Vassalage (n.) A territory held in vassalage.