Vassal is a term that was used in the Middle Ages to describe a class of people who were directly subservient to the king. The term came about after the Norman Conquests in 1066. For their service to the king and doing his deeds, vassals were given ownership of land. The land owned by a vassal was called a fief. The land was usually about 1,200 to 1,800 acres in size. The piece of land owned by vassals was called the vassal's demesne or domain. Each piece of land included a manor house, farming land, forestry, pasture or grazing land, a village, a church, and a mill.
The leek is a vegetable that belongs, along with onion and garlic, to the genus Allium, currently placed in family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae.he edible portions of the leek are the white base of the leaves (above the roots and stem base), the light green parts, and to a lesser extent the dark green parts of the leaves. One of the most popular uses is for adding flavor to stock.
Shank can refer to: a protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached. Shank (weapon), a slang for a makeshift knife usually crafted from scrap metal, or (as a verb) the use of such a weapon. Beef shank, a cut of beef from the lower part of a cow, namely the extremities. Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope. In ballet, the shank is the part of a pointe shoe used to support the arch of one's foot when dancing en pointe.