liege man

noun

1

: vassal

2

: a devoted follower

Synonyms

• acolyte
• adherent
• convert
• disciple
• epigone
• follower
• partisan
• partizan
• pupil
• votarist
• votary

Examples of liege man in a Sentence

a highly influential anthropologist whose liege men can now be found in a score of major universities

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1