homager
/ˈhɑmɪdʒər/
noun
- A person who pays homage or shows respect to someone or something.
- The poet was a devoted homager of the Romantic tradition.
- Each homager knelt before the throne and pledged loyalty.
- As a homager of the old master, he copied his techniques faithfully.
- In medieval times, a vassal who formally pledged service to a lord.
- The homager swore to defend his lord against all enemies.
- Every homager was granted land in return for military service.
- The lord accepted the homager's oath of fealty.
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