liegeman
Americannoun
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liegemen
plural
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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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of liegeman
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at liege, man
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 Muriel A.C. Press
The English king’s beasts were leopards in blazon, in ballad and chronicle, and in the mouths of liegeman and enemy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Since sure of me thy liegeman once in thrall Thou need'st not waste on me those gracious looks.
From Ionica by William (AKA William Johnson) Cory
Perhaps you are not aware that I am lord of the manor to you, and that you are my liegeman.
From Pine Needles by Susan Warner
It is known to your Majesty that my son is your liegeman, and, if it please you, your kinsman also.
From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by George Saintsbury
By Mr. O'Hara's side sat his two lawyers and outside the door stood some 20 of Pawtucket's police, stout liegemen of Walter O'Hara's friend and political ally, Pawtucket's Democratic Mayor Thomas P. McCoy.
From Time Magazine Archive
The same thus said to Kriemhild, "See how he stands to-day, Whom Etzel o'er his fellows hath rais'd to power and sway, V "He who from all has service, from liegemen and from land!
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
His wife he would leave in his domain, and bade his friends and liegemen that they guard her loyally.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
Under the feudal system the term of service in the field for the liegemen of the Emperor had been forty days; but that time was too short for an effective campaign.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
Ye are all the king's liegemen, and ye should keep good faith with him.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
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