What is "fosterling"

Usage examples of "fosterling".

Rafaella has done what each of us hopes to do some day, brought a grown daughter or fosterling to take the Oath from her hands.

And Giliahna knew that the young man was perfectly capable of carrying out that threat, for when an especially predatory and ruthless band of cashiered Freefighters and assorted outlaws began to pray upon the trade road between Kuhmbuhluhnburk and Getzburk, the new prince mustered his horse guards and every resident or visiting nobleman and fosterling who was not too old or too young, and sent gallopers to bear word to both the High Lords in Kehnooryos Atheenahs and to Duke Randee of Getzburk-York that he was campaigning to crush and extirpate the robbers and that he did not mean for borders to stop him.

Nevertheless, King Ardrin, who was a kindly man, introduced the boy as his fosterling, and it was obvious that he was being well treated and given the best of everything, from tutors and governesses to lessons in swordplay and languages, the proper education for a prince.

That something was her fosterling, bearing nothing with her except the tunic she wore.

I am going to help him and my fosterling, just as I should have when he first ran away, and the Lair can just find itself another shaman.

The Harper strode into the midst of the melee, yanking a fosterling to his feet, spinning one of the girls to the arms of the folk who had converged on the scene, giving a bloodynosed Piemur a hand up from the dust.

But in our absence the Ennead captured those fosterlings, and our baby with them.

So they took an infant of the same age from among the fosterlings, and .

And not two days later came a rescue party, to liberate those fosterlings, and Kara, and me.

But in the manner of personal protection, he had proved adamant, and so Giliahna rode sweltering in three-quarter armor, extra-heavy tournament plate borrowed for the occasion from one of the smaller noble fosterlings of the court.

Her fosterlings and ladies followed her, and only Melenna cast an unreadable glance over her shoulder at Vanyel before trailing off in the wake of the others.

One of the other fosterlings came charging forward, fist cocked to slam Menolly, but Audiva hung onto his arm.

One of the other fosterlings jabbed Benis in the ribs, and the young man looked angrily about.

I really do want to learn, but all the others want to do is talk about the fosterlings at the Hold, and their clothes, and who their fathers are likely to choose as husbands for them, and I want to learn how to play well.

The Countess cared deeply about her fosterlings, whether they were Grey Ladies or not.