liegeman
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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
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
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
Ne'er can I cease bewailing King Etzel's liegeman true.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
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
Sworn liegemen to their master, and their monarch, They have perform'd their duty, sir.
From The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts by George Colman
In triumph it bore them fleetly home; And the liegemen for years could tell How the old halls rung with "welcomes home" To Lord Hay and fair Claribel.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Patrick Buchan
Deep-sorrowing altogether he brought them safe along, Both king and loyal liegemen, home to Netherland.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
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
