The term 'feudal vassal or lord' can be summarized as a LIEGE, which is a five-letter word. A LIEGE was a person in the feudal system who held a fief, or land, from a lord in exchange for services. The LIEGE was usually a vassal, or a person who held land from a lord in exchange for military service. The lord was the person who granted the fief and had the power to revoke it. The LIEGE was expected to provide loyalty and service to the lord in return for the fief.