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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As soon as the French had retired, the lord of Bergerac, "after the fashion of the Poitevins," renounced Louis and professed himself the liegeman of Earl Richard.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William
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
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.
You pretend to be a liegeman of his Lordship, and you travel all night to cheat him of five shillings.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.
The rugged face of the liegeman was tremulous.
From The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe by Grant, W. L. (William Lawson)
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