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liege

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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.

[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.]

liege [liːdʒ]
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a lord) owed feudal allegiance (esp in the phrase liege lord)
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a vassal or servant) owing feudal allegiance a liege subject
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to the relationship or bond between liege lord and liegeman liege homage
4. faithful; loyal
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a liege lord
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a liegeman or true subject
[from Old French lige, from Medieval Latin līticus, from lītus, laetus serf, of Germanic origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.liegeliege - a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
2.liege - a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
feudal lord, seigneur, seignior - a man of rank in the ancient regime
3.Liege - city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
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"

liege
noun feudal lord, master, superior, sovereign, chieftain, overlord, seigneur, suzerain Poachers made truces with their liege lords.
Translations
liege [liːdʒ]
A. N (= lord) → señor m feudal; (= vassal) → vasallo m
yes, my liegesí, (mi)señor
B. CPD liege lord Nseñor m feudal
liege
n (old)
(also liege lord)Lehnsherr m; my liegeEuer Gnaden
(also liege man)Lehnsmann m, → Vasall m


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Some wanted it to be simply "my Lord," others held out for "your Dukeness," and still others preferred "my Sovereign Liege.
O noble Marquis of Mantua, My Uncle and liege lord!
For six weeks did the robber sheik hold the trade route of the earth, while our liege lord, the West Wind, slept profoundly like a tired Titan, or else remained lost in a mood of idle sadness known only to frank natures.
 
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