liegeman
Americannoun
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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
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at liege, man
Example Sentences
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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
With the spring he set out, meaning vengeance; but he dissembled and rendered homage, and accepted the sword the lord gives his liegeman.
From Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature by Ker, W. P.
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
There he lived peacefully, and did homage to the king and became his liegeman and burgess.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
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.
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