plural. In the alliterative phrase land and lede, i.e. land and vassals or subjects.
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释义 | society > authority > subjection > [noun] > one subject to authority > of a monarch or ruler > collectively (7) land and ledeOE plural. In the alliterative phrase land and lede, i.e. land and vassals or subjects. ledesOE plural. Persons collectively, ‘people’; the people subject to a lord or sovereign; one's own people, countrymen. lede folkc1275 peoplec1390 In singular. Persons in relation to an individual, or individuals, to whom or with whom they belong… The subjects of a king or any other ruler… subjection1502 The subjects of a ruler collectively. Cf. subject, n. 3c. Obsolete. subject?1601 A person owing allegiance to and under the protection of a monarch or government; a person (other than… The subjects of a realm collectively. Obsolete… ruled1606 With the. Governed people as a class; subjects. |
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