"king" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Although technically not a baron, for he held little directly from the king, Peter was a substantial magnate.
- Thegn: A lord who held his land directly from the king in return for military service in time of war.
- Henceforth, all land was "held" directly from the king in feudal tenure in return for military service.
- Land was now held from the king, or a superior lord, in exchange for loyalty and forms of service that were usually military.
- Those, of course, he will hold directly from the king as his vassal.
- The person who held feudal land directly from the king was known as a tenant-in-chief (see also Land tenure).
- Pain's family was respectable enough, as his father held a number of properties directly from the king.
- I am told that a distant ancestor once held a land grant from the king of Spain.
- A "median" thegn did not hold his land directly from the king but through an intermediary lord.
- He is the king's prisoner, since he was taken on land I hold from the king and in infringement of the king's truce.
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