liegeman
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"A very promising liegeman, truly, De Montfort!" turning savagely to the Count.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
Why, I am George-a-Greene, True liegeman to my king, Who scorns that men of such esteem as these Should brook the braves of any traitorous squire.
From The Growth of English Drama by Arnold Wynne
You pretend to be a liegeman of his Lordship, and you travel all night to cheat him of five shillings.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John P. Kennedy
There he lived peacefully, and did homage to the king and became his liegeman and burgess.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
As soon as the French had retired, the lord of Bergerac, "after the fashion of the Poitevins," renounced Louis and professed himself the liegeman of Earl Richard.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
By Mr. O'Hara's side sat his two lawyers and outside the door stood some 20 of Pawtucket's police, stout liegemen of Walter O'Hara's friend and political ally, Pawtucket's Democratic Mayor Thomas P. McCoy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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There many a maid was dwelling for beauty wide renown'd, And one of these King Gunther, 'twas said, design'd to woo: Well pleas'd the monarch's purpose his knights and liegemen true.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
On all sides the people to gaze on them began; Then many of Gunther's liegemen swift to meet them ran.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
"I observed Kucsuk Pasha among your liegemen; I presume he came to take his leave?"
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by M?r J?kai
X Then bade his father Siegmund all his liegemen tell, With his dear friends to revel it would please him well.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
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