liege

liege  (lj)

n.

1. A lord or sovereign to whom allegiance and service are due according to feudal law.

2. A vassal or subject owing allegiance and services to a lord or sovereign under feudal law.

3. A loyal subject to a monarch.

adj.

1.

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.

2. Loyal; faithful.

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[Middle English, from Old French, entitled to feudal allegiance, from Late Latin laeticus, being a semifree colonist in Gaul, from laetus, a semifree colonist, of Germanic origin; see l- in Indo-European roots.]

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liege [leej]

Adjective

1. (of a lord) owed feudal allegiance: their liege lord

2. (of a vassal or subject) owing feudal allegiance: a liege subject

3. faithful; loyal

Noun

1. a liege lord

2. a subject [Old French lige]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liege - a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord feudatory, liege subject, liegeman, vassal follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
	2.	liege - a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service liege lord feudal lord, seigneur, seignior - a man of rank in the ancient regime
	3.	Liege - city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium Luik Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Adj.	1.	liege - owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject" loyal - steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"

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liege

noun feudal lord, master, superior, sovereign, chieftain, overlord, seigneur, suzerain