Lieger

Lie´ger

(lē´jẽr)
n. 1. A resident ambassador.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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And thou, my child, whilom thou wentest forth, Eluding the Cadmeians' vigilance, To bring thy father all the oracles Concerning Oedipus, and didst make thyself My faithful lieger, when they banished me.
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