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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.

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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 [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]

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 Poachers made truces with their liege lords.

Translations

liege [liːdʒ]

A. N (= lord) → señor m feudal; (= vassal) → vasallo m
yes, my liege → sí, (mi)señor

B. CPD liege lord N → señor m feudal

liege

n (old)

(also liege lord) → Lehnsherr m; my liege → Euer Gnaden

(also liege man) → Lehnsmann m, → Vasall m