liegeman

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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

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

A liegeman must stand by his feudal lord with his goods and with his blood, with life and honour.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan

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.

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)