liegeman

Example Sentences

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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 Warner, Susan

As lord of such a liegeman was Gunther valued high.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

Scott, the loyal cavalier, the king's true liegeman, the very best raconteur of his time, poured out with an endless generosity his store of old-world learning, kindness, and humour.

From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George

These were popularly believed to proceed from the Enemy of Mankind, or some one of his lieutenants engaged in spending the evening with his sworn liegeman, Caleb Coke.

From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf

The93 Great Count was the younger brother and the liegeman of the Duke.

From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by Hutton, William Holden