liegeman

Scott, the loyal cavalier, the king's true liegeman, the very best raconteur of his time, poured out with an endless generosity his store of old-world learning, kindness, and humour.

From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by George Saintsbury

Ne'er can I cease bewailing King Etzel's liegeman true.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

A liegeman must stand by his feudal lord with his goods and with his blood, with life and honour.

From Pine Needles by Susan Warner

Geoffrey was an old man; he had long held the great post of justiciar of Ireland; and he was himself the liegeman of the marshal.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt

It is the tale of most men that Kjartan on the day he laid aside his white baptismal-robes became a liegeman of the king's, he and Bolli both.

From Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic by Muriel A.C. Press

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

Thanks for his friendly message, which you so far have brought, And also for my sister's; it glads my inmost thought To find they all live happy, both king and liegemen bold.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

Philosophy complained that it had to trudge afoot while the liegemen of Justinian rode high in the car of preferment.

From Oxford and Her Colleges by Goldwin Smith

To this end I seek your advice; and not only so, but I further lay my commands upon you, as my faithful subjects, liegemen, and vassals, to help me in this enterprise.

From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling

Deep-sorrowing altogether he brought them safe along, Both king and loyal liegemen, home to Netherland.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown