liege
liege
Definition
liege (lēj)
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
Etymology: 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
liege
Synonyms
liege
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- lord: In the case of the king of England, for his lands in France, the king of France was his liege lord.
- homage: Liege homage, however, was different: it overrode all other obligations to all other lords.
- subject: We could scarcely believe that the Home Secretary could ignore a petition signed by 20,000 of his Majesty's liege subjects.
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