liege
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“I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. So help me God,” William said.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023
I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you, and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
His eldest son and heir Prince William will then pay homage, kneeling before his father, placing his hands between those of the king and pledging his loyalty as “your liege man of life and limb”.
From Reuters ● May 5, 2023
The coronation liturgy doesn’t have Camilla kneeling like Philip did at Elizabeth’s coronation, when he pledged to “become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship.”
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2023
“For honor’s sake I must ask about my liege lord.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Less easily fixed is the ! breach of the implicit contract between the princes and their lieges.
From Time Magazine Archive
He nods slightly to his lieges, who nervously stand aside.
From Time Magazine Archive
Somewhere out there, all the lords and ladies and lieges ruling over far-flung Courts are arriving to pay their respects to the new High King.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
He was then called as defender on the one side, and Matthew Earl of Lennox, and all others the Queen’s lieges, who wished to pursue in the matter, on the other.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Henry Glassford Bell
He of all men should know the depth of enormity of which the noblesse were capable, for was he not always making speeches thereanent for the behoof of less enlightened lieges?
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
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