Master and Vassal

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Master noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.

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Vassal is an antonym for master.

Vassal noun - A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord.

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Master is an antonym for vassal in servant topic.

Nearby Word: vassalage

good	good master	good vassal
single	single master	single vassal
powerful	powerful master	powerful vassal
young	young master	young vassal
Other adjectives: famous, former, competent, previous.

Trusty John from the same series is another example, although he was forced to do so by his oath to his master, now a vassal for the Adversary.

Source: Les Collaborateurs
In "High" Medieval Western Europe, also, a vassal could hardly be said to have a "master"; vassals were obligated to show up with troops when their liege asked, and stay for a term (usually 90 days or so).

Source: My Master, Right or Wrong
The as-yet-unseen Master from Penny Dreadful probably qualifies, if the vassal-like behavior of the lesser vampires and The Renfield from Season One is any example.

Source: Vampire Monarch

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