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The definition of liege is loyal, especially in a relationship between a lord and his servants.

(adjective)

An example of a liege lord is someone who is entitled to the loyalty of his subjects.

A liege is defined as a lord to be loyal to, or a loyal subject of a monarch.

(noun)

An example of a liege is a person who honored their lord or monarch during the feudal system.

See liege in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Feudal Law
1. entitled to the service and allegiance of his vassals: a liege lord
2. bound to give service and allegiance to the lord: liege subjects
loyal; faithful

Origin: OFr, prob. < Frank base akin to OHG ledig, free, but infl. by L ligare, to bind

noun

a lord or sovereign
a subject or vassal

See liege in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A lord or sovereign to whom allegiance and service are due according to feudal law.
A vassal or subject owing allegiance and services to a lord or sovereign under feudal law.
A loyal subject to a monarch.

adjective

a. Entitled to the loyalty and services of vassals or subjects: a liege lord.
b. Bound to give such allegiance and services to a lord or monarch.
Loyal; faithful.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French, entitled to feudal allegiance

Origin: , from Late Latin laeticus, being a semifree colonist in Gaul

Origin: , from laetus, a semifree colonist

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see lē- in Indo-European roots

A city of eastern Belgium near the Dutch and German borders. First mentioned in 558, it was a noted intellectual center in the Middle Ages. Liège was held by France from 1794 to 1815 and by the Netherlands from 1815 to 1830. Population: 189,000.

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