liege

“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

"That may be so, my liege . . . but whether they believe the story or no, they delight to tell it."

From "A Clash of Kings" 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

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

It came too near the crowd of lieges at the end of the hall, and pilfering fingers began to pluck the golden ornaments from the bowers.

From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume