liegeman

[ leej-muh n, leezh- ]

/ ˈlidʒ mən, ˈliʒ- /

a vassal; subject.

a faithful follower.

Origin of liegeman

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at liege, man¹

lied, lieder, liederkranz, lief, liege, liegeman, liegnitz, lien, lien mobilis, lienal, lienal artery

I her liegeman, fain will listen while her loyal woman tells her will.

Tristan and Isolda |Richard Wagner
The liegeman again plashed him with water, till point of word broke through the breast-hoard.

Beowulf |Anonymous
Every liegeman in the town must arm, mount, and ride this instant to Edinburgh.

The Black Douglas |S. R. Crockett
Guthrun is now his liegeman, and Guthred will also call Alfred overlord.

Wulnoth the Wanderer |Herbert Escott-Inman

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

Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) |James S. De Benneville

liegeman

/ (ˈliːdʒˌmæn) /

(formerly) the subject of a sovereign or feudal lord; vassal

a loyal follower