liegeman
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Redet, without answering, made off, and as he told every one of this encounter, Hébert the liegeman of Mme. de Combray, had instantly begged him not to spread it about.
From The House of the Combrays by G. Le Notre
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
The93 Great Count was the younger brother and the liegeman of the Duke.
From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by William Holden Hutton
The rugged face of the liegeman was tremulous.
From The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe by W. L. (William Lawson) Grant
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
XC So messengers in hurry through all the country went; To liegemen, and to kinsmen, and all her friends she sent.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
The popes sought in vain to keep in order their quarrelsome liegemen; to reconcile Guelf with Guelf, and even Guelf with Ghibelline.
From Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by R. W. (Richard William) Church
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
"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
