Dependent Landowner in a Feudal State
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Resorts, Group 556, Puzzle 4 (Four Seasons).
Question is: Dependent Landowner in a Feudal State
and the answer is: VASSAL
Word Meaning:
VASSAL — (historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
Definitions from Wiktionary.