Gefolge

Japanese: Gefolge
Gefolge

…In the ancient Germanic states (Civitas), in addition to an army composed entirely of free men, there was a system of private military vassals. That is, free men (including young nobles) would take an oath of loyalty to chieftains or men of military ability and become their vassals (comes in Latin, Gefolge in German). This practice was called vassalage. To be a vassal to another man was not in any way disgraceful, and did not entail a lowering of status. …

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Japanese:

…古代のゲルマン人の国家(キウィタス)には,全自由人から構成される軍隊のほかに,いわば私的な軍事的主従制度があった。すなわち,自由人(若年の貴族も含まれる)が,首長や軍事能力にすぐれた者に誠実の宣誓をおこない,彼らの従士(ラテン語でcomes,ドイツ語でGefolge)となる慣行があり,この慣行を従士制度と呼ぶ。他人の従士となることはいささかも恥辱ではなく,身分の低下を伴うことはない。…

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