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Meaning of 'liege' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Liege [ a.]
- Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord.
- 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.
- Full; perfect; complete; pure.
2 . Liege [ n.]
- A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign.
- The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.

Meaning of 'liege' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . liege [ s]
Meaning (1):
- owing or owed feudal allegiance and service
Example in sentence:
  • a liege subject;
  • one's liege lord

Nearby Words:

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