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noun
One of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later were given status of fiefs, and became feudal nobles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: France, historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Middle French vidame, from Latin vice-dominus, from Latin vice (“instead of”) + dominus (“master, lord”).
