liege
adjective
- Feudal Law
- entitled to the service and allegiance of his vassals: a liege lord
- bound to give service and allegiance to the lord: liege subjects
- loyal; faithful
noun
- a lord or sovereign
- a subject or vassal
See liege in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lēj)
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.
adjectivea. 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.
(lē-āzhˈ, lyĕzh)
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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