liegeman

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 Press, Muriel A.C.

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

"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

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

Perhaps you are not aware that I am lord of the manor to you, and that you are my liegeman.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan