liege

The liege waffle, coated in sticky caramel, has the most wonderful chew — it’s more like a yeasted doughnut than a batter-based waffle — and is great at room temperature.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 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

"By the grace of his liege lord, he holds a stout keep and lands of his own. The man is an anointed knight."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

He nods slightly to his lieges, who nervously stand aside.

From Time Magazine Archive

Less easily fixed is the ! breach of the implicit contract between the princes and their lieges.

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

But in the following year Parliament passed an Act which defined witchcraft as a capital crime, whether it was or was not exerted to the injury of the lives, limbs, and possessions of the lieges.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams

I do not know how it is with the bread, but the rulers let the lieges have bulls galore to occupy their minds.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by John Augustus O'Shea