noun
- plural of liegeman; vassals or feudal tenants bound to serve a lord or sovereign
Usage: historical; feudal system
Examples
- The king summoned his liegemen to defend the castle.
- Medieval liegemen owed military service to their lord.
- The baron’s liegemen gathered in the great hall.
- Faithful liegemen were rewarded with land grants.
- The feudal system depended on the loyalty of liegemen.
- Knights served as liegemen to powerful nobles.