The freemen were exercitales and viri devoti, that is, soldiers and "devoted men" (a military term like "retainers"); they formed the levy of the Lombard army, and they were sometimes, if infrequently, called to serve, though this seems not to have been their preference.
Vabamehed olid exercitales ja viri devoti, see on, sõdurid ja "ustavad mehed" (sõjaväeline mõiste nagu "teenijad"); nad moodustasid langobardide armee värvatud ja neid kutsuti mõnikord harva teenima, kuigi näib, et see ei olnud nende eelistus.