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
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at liege, man
Example Sentences
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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
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
Every liegeman in the town must arm, mount, and ride this instant to Edinburgh.
From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank
Then, looking o'er his shoulder, King Gunther's liegeman eyed The crowd to find a comrade, whom in a trice he spied.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
"Saxon," said he, addressing Oswald, "thou hast come, I understand, to make oath of fealty to me, and to swear in presence of myself and my chamberlain to be my faithful liegeman unto death."
From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John
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