liegeman

[ leej-muh n, leezh- ]

/ ˈlidʒ mən, ˈliʒ- /

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noun, plural liege·men.

a vassal; subject.

a faithful follower.

Nearby words

lieder, liederkranz, lief, liefly, liege, liegeman, liegnitz, lien, lien mobilis, lienal, lienal artery

Origin of liegeman

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at liege, man¹

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Examples from the Web for liegeman

I her liegeman, fain will listen while her loyal woman tells her will.
Tristan and Isolda|Richard Wagner
The liegeman again plashed him with water, till point of word broke through the breast-hoard.
Beowulf|Anonymous
Every liegeman in the town must arm, mount, and ride this instant to Edinburgh.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett
Guthrun is now his liegeman, and Guthred will also call Alfred overlord.
Wulnoth the Wanderer|Herbert Escott-Inman

Wataru Sampei was a samurai, of samurai stock, and liegeman to his own old masters of Kai province.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville

British Dictionary definitions for liegeman

liegeman

/ (ˈliːdʒˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

(formerly) the subject of a sovereign or feudal lord; vassal

a loyal follower

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liegeman

noun, plural liege·men.

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Origin of liegeman

Examples from the Web for liegeman

British Dictionary definitions for liegeman

liegeman

noun plural -men