Are Vassals and Nobles the Same Thing?

A lord was in broad terms a noble who held land, a vassal was a person who was granted possession of the land by the lord, and a fief was what the land was known as.

Whats the difference between a vassal and a knight?

A knight was a member of the aristocratic elite who were trained from a young age to be expert fighters and swordsmen, while vassals were generally lords of noble houses who offered fealty and support to the reigning king.

Are nobles and lords the same thing?

As nouns the difference between lord and noble

is that lord is (label) the master of the servants of a household; (label) the master of a feudal manor while noble is an aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.