Definition of vassal. 1 : a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant.
lecternnoun [ C ] uk â /Ëlek.tÉn/ us â /Ëlek.tÉËn/. âº a piece of furniture with a sloping part on which a book or paper is put to be read from. (Definition of âlecternâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press)
A tendon is a strong tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone. For example, the tendons that you can see on the back of your hand come from muscles in your forearm and allow you to move the bones of your fingers. Some (but not all) tendons are covered by a sheath called the synovium.