Which of the following is an example of a lord?
a. a person who collected taxes and provided peasants with homes
b. a soldier who swore an oath to protect the people and land of a superior
c. a ruler whose subjects swore absolute loyalty and service
d. a farmer who was not allowed to leave the land on which he worked

the one that isan example of a lord is : C. a ruler whose subjects swore absolute loyalty and service Most of the subjects that swore absolute loyalty to the lords during that period usually do that they see the lords as someone they're indebted to for saving their lives. So it's very common that those subjects came from the enemy whose lives had been spared during a conquest