The middle thane was feudal, but not honorary; he was also called a vavasor, and his lands a vavasory, which held of some mesne lord, and not immediately of the King. ❋ James Harrington (1644)
The vavasor then without delay had saddled a bay palfrey. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
The most rejoiced for the sake of the damsel with the white raiment, the daughter of the poor vavasor she of the gentle and open heart; but his damsel and those who were devoted to him were sorry for Yder. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
The vavasor and his wife rise too, and every knight and lady there prepares to escort the damsel and the knight. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
The vavasor summons his wife and his beautiful daughter, who were busy in a work-room -- doing I know not what. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
After the supper the vavasor admitted to me that, though he had lodged many an errant knight, he knew not how long it had been since he had welcomed one in search of adventure. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
Ladies and knights were gathered there, and the vavasor was glad at heart. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
The Count goes off to his own dwelling, and leaves Erec with the vavasor, saying that he will bear him company in the morning when he leaves. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
In the middle of the courtyard of this vavasor, to whom may ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
The vavasor had only one man-servant, and no maid for chamber or kitchen work. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
That night, you may be sure, he had such lodging as he desired, for he found the vavasor to be even more polite and courteous than he had been told, and in the damsel he perceived a hundred times more sense and beauty than Calogrenant had spoken of, for one cannot rehearse the sum of a lady's or a good man's qualities. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
When he asked for news of the vavasor and his lady, of his own father and of his kingdom, the report they gave him was good and fair. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
Some took my horse which the good vavasor was holding; and I saw coming toward me a very fair and gentle maid. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
When he turned through the gate into the yard, the vavasor ran to meet him, and saluted him before Erec had said ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
Upon this gong the vavasor struck three times with a hammer which hung on a post close by. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
Then, very joyful, he passed on a little farther until he saw reclining upon some steps a vavasor [17] well on in years. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
There can nothing be said of the harness because of the dire poverty with which the vavasor was afflicted. ❋ De Troyes Chr��tien (1914)
Riding slowly down the line he marked with attentive gaze the camp of the crossbowmen, the muster of the German mercenaries, the numbers of the foot-soldiers, the arms of every proud vassal or vavasor which might give some guide as to the power of each division. ❋ Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 (1906)
King's thanes came to be called barons, and their lands baronies; the middle thane holding still of a mesne lord, retained the name of vavasor. ❋ James Harrington (1644)
