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a medieval middleman who swore loyalty upward and squeezed everyone downward.
holy handsLoyalty was sealed by clasping hands and kissing the lord.
land dealService traded for a fief, usually farmland and peasants.
double dutyCould be vassal to several lords at once, awkwardly.
liege fixA liege lord outranked all other claims on you.
war debtOwed roughly 40 days of armed service yearly.