 | John C. Devereux - 1891 - 432 стор.
...allegiance, or profession of faith to the lord. The vassal or tenant, upon investiture, usually did homage to his lord ; openly and humbly kneeling, being...uncovered, and holding up his hands both together between those of the lord, who sat before him ; and there professing that " he did become his man, from that... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1892 - 292 стор.
...homage. A French word, from Latin homo, a man. " The vassal or tenant upon investiture did usually homage to his lord ; openly and humbly kneeling, being ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands together between those of the lord, who sat before him ; and there professing that he did become his... | |
 | William Blackstone, William Cyrus Sprague - 1893 - 558 стор.
...by the internal testimony of their own private knowledge. Besides an oath of fealty, or profession of faith to the lord, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance, the vassal or tenant upon investiture did usually homage to his lord ; openly and humbly kneeling, being... | |
 | William Healy - 1893 - 610 стор.
...that art was but little known. The vassal also did homage for his fief to his lord which was done by "openly and humbly kneeling being ungirt, uncovered and holding up his hands both together, between those of the lord who sate before- him and there professing that he did become his manjrom that day... | |
 | William Blackstone, William Cyrus Sprague - 1899 - 570 стор.
...by the internal testimony of their own private knowledge. Besides an oath of fealty, or profession of faith to the lord, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance, the vassal or tenant upon investiture did usually homage to his lord ; openly and humbly kneeling, being... | |
 | Herbert Newman Mozley, George Crispe Whiteley, Frederick George Neave, Leonard Henry West - 1904 - 368 стор.
...deacons. 2 Steph. Com. HOMAGE. A ceremony performed by a vassal or tenant upon investiture, in which, openly and humbly kneeling, being ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands both together between those of his lord, who sat before him, he professed that " he did become his man, from that day forth,... | |
 | Henry Taylor Terry - 1906 - 942 стор.
...faithfulness to the lord, and usually also performing a ceremony called homage (homagivm) or manhood, "openly and humbly kneeling, being ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands relation. , both together between those of his lord, who sate before him; and there professing that... | |
 | 1907 - 808 стор.
...subjection to the lord, and Blackstone tells us that in addition to the oath of fealty, "or profession of faith to the lord, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance," the tenant must also do homage, by which "openly and humbly kneeling" before the lord, the tenant professed... | |
 | William Homer Spencer - 1911 - 702 стор.
...by the internal testimony of their own private knowledge. Besides an oath of fealty, or profession of faith to the lord, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance, the vassal or tenant upon investiture usually did homage to his lord, openly and humbly kneeling, being... | |
 | William Francis Walsh - 1927 - 928 стор.
...or faithfulness, to his lord. He also usually did homage to the overlord, at the time of the grant, "openly and humbly kneeling, being ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands both together between those of the lord, who sate before him ; and there professing that he did become his man, from that... | |
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