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1. (n.) liege
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
2. liege
a feudal vassal or subject.
3. (adj.) liege
entitled to or owing feudal allegiance and service.
4. liege
pertaining to the relation between a feudal vassal and lord.
5. liege
loyal; faithful.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF li(e)ge&indirdesc; Gmc *lēt- vassal + L -icus -ic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) vassal, liege, liegeman, liege subject, feudatory
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
2. (noun) liege, liege lord
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
3. (adj) Liege, Luik
city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
4. (adj) liege
owing or owed feudal allegiance and service
"one's liege lord"; "a liege subject"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) liege
sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord
2. (adj) liege
serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; loyal; as, a liege man; a liege subject
3. (adj) liege
full; perfect; complete; pure
4. (noun) liege
a free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign
5. (noun) liege
the subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman
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