( n. )
The connection between sovereign and subject by which they were mutually bound, the former to protection and the securing of justice, the latter to faithful service; allegiance.
( n. )
The connection between sovereign and subject by which they were mutually bound, the former to protection and the securing of justice, the latter to faithful service; allegiance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012