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Liegeman

noun

(pl. liegemen)

A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord. Synonyms: feudatory, liege, liege subject, vassal.

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... swearing that to the best of his belief, Richard de Montfort was a traitor, in league with his brothers, and art and part in the murder of Prince Henry of Almayne, and offering to prove it on his body; while on the other hand Richard swore that he was a true and faithful liegeman to the King, free from all intercourse with his brethren, and sackless of the death ...

— The Prince and the Page • Charlotte M. Yonge

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... Great Kaan, nay, even those other kingdoms, regions, and provinces of which I had occasion to speak at the beginning of the book as belonging to the son of Argon, the Lord of the Levant, are also subject to the Emperor; for the former holds his dominion of the Kaan, and is his liegeman and kinsman of the blood Imperial. So you must know that from this province forward all the provinces mentioned in our book are subject to the Great Kaan; and even if this be not specially mentioned, you must understand that it ...

— The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa

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Words linked to "Liegeman" : follower, vassal, liege subject