Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "A commendation ceremony (commendatio) is a formal ceremony that evolved during the Early Medieval period to create a bond between a lord and his fighting man, called his vassal (Latin vassus). The first recorded ceremony of commendatio was in 7th century France, but the relationship of vassalage was older, and predated even the medieval formulations of a noble class. The lord's \"man\" (\"vassal\" comes from a Celtic word for \"boy\") might be born unfree, but the commendatio freed him."@en }
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- Commendation_ceremony comment "A commendation ceremony (commendatio) is a formal ceremony that evolved during the Early Medieval period to create a bond between a lord and his fighting man, called his vassal (Latin vassus). The first recorded ceremony of commendatio was in 7th century France, but the relationship of vassalage was older, and predated even the medieval formulations of a noble class. The lord's \"man\" (\"vassal\" comes from a Celtic word for \"boy\") might be born unfree, but the commendatio freed him.".