liegeman

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

With the spring he set out, meaning vengeance; but he dissembled and rendered homage, and accepted the sword the lord gives his liegeman.

From Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature by W. P. Ker

Wataru Sampei was a samurai, of samurai stock, and liegeman to his own old masters of Kai province.

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville

Look at Arnold there: is there a more temperate, orderly, well-behaved liegeman in the world than the ranger?

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John P. Kennedy

As lord of such a liegeman was Gunther valued high.

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

Uptrain'd was he by sages, who what was honor knew, So might he win full lightly broad lands and liegemen too.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

II The King of Rhine apparel gave to his liegemen bold, To threescore and a thousand, as I have heard it told, Beside nine thousand yeomen, on mirth and revel bent.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

Under the feudal system the term of service in the field for the liegemen of the Emperor had been forty days; but that time was too short for an effective campaign.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick

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