liegeman
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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
Good Crispin," said the boy duke as his faithful liegeman came forward to greet him, "suffer me to have my will.
From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Elbridge Streeter Brooks
But we have rather confided the details of our sorrows to your liegeman, the bearer of this, which he may present by word of mouth.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies
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
Perhaps you are not aware that I am lord of the manor to you, and that you are my liegeman.
From Pine Needles by Susan Warner
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
The morning had scarcely dawned when Apafi's tent was besieged by a host of visitors, petitioners, and liegemen.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by M?r J?kai
The mode of agreement was obvious; the Popes conferred Southern Italy and Sicily as feuds upon their liegemen the Norman chiefs, and they in return acknowledged the Popes as their lords suzerain.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
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
