liegeman

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Look at Arnold there: is there a more temperate, orderly, well-behaved liegeman in the world than the ranger?

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.

The Duke of Somerset was released from the Tower and owned by Henry in formal court as his true and faithful liegeman.

From History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 by Green, John Richard

You pretend to be a liegeman of his Lordship, and you travel all night to cheat him of five shillings.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.

As soon as the French had retired, the lord of Bergerac, "after the fashion of the Poitevins," renounced Louis and professed himself the liegeman of Earl Richard.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

Wataru Sampei was a samurai, of samurai stock, and liegeman to his own old masters of Kai province.

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)