liegeman means A male vassal (subject of a sovereign or lord). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
Why this word is great
LIEGEMAN — [Noun] A vassal bound by a sworn, personal oath of feudal allegiance to a specific sovereign or lord. From Middle English 'lege man', equivalent to 'liege' (from Anglo-Norman 'lige', ultimately of Germanic origin, meaning a lord entitled to allegiance or a vassal bound to give it) + '-man' (denoting a person). Unlike 'vassal' (a general legal category for a landholder) or 'subject' (a broad political status), a liegeman is defined by the direct, visceral bond of fealty. He is the rustle of chainmail as a knee hits the damp earth, the ink-stained thumb pressing the seal into wax on an oath, the voice that answers “My lord” before “My God”—a human instrument of a fidelity that once organized a world now dissolved into parchment and poetry.
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- A male vassal (subject of a sovereign or lord).“Three belied you, three betrayed you! One you betrayed was three times true! Lord Voryn Dagoth, Dagoth Ur, steadfast liegeman, faithful friend, bids you come and climb Red Mountain!”