Sentence:  But my family has served the <WSD>Panjandrums</WSD> of Beotia faithfully for seven centuries. The <WSD>Panjandrums</WSD> have kept our place for us at their courts, honored us, promoted us, shed their glory on us, made us what we are. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An important, powerful or influential person.