Meaning of liegeful | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of liege; serving an independent sovereign or master; faithful like a vassal to his liege.

Examples

“When England, reeking from her deadly wound, From her galled neck did pluck the chain away, Kenning her liegeful sons fall⟳ all around, (Mighty they fell, —'twas Honour led the fray,)”

“O would my Love⟳ were safe in some far isle, And I were like⟳ some shadow passed away ; Yea, though some other liegeful wife, the while, Partook his board⟳ at eve, his chase⟳ by day : For I am that doomed Babe of long ago ;”

“Bending above the imminent grave, I leaned — God's penitent not less than confessor— My total being, body, soul, and spirit, His liegeful servant.”

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