liegeman
Americannoun
plural
liegemen-
a vassal; subject.
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a faithful follower.
noun
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(formerly) the subject of a sovereign or feudal lord; vassal
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a loyal follower
Etymology
Origin of liegeman
Example Sentences
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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 Press, Muriel A.C.
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
Since sure of me thy liegeman once in thrall Thou need'st not waste on me those gracious looks.
From Ionica by Cory, William (AKA William Johnson)
Ru´diger, a wealthy Hun, liegeman of Etzel, sent to conduct Kriemhild to Hungary.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
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