liege (noun)
1liege lord — noun a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service • Syn: ↑liege • Derivationally related forms: ↑liege (for: ↑liege) • Hypernyms: ↑feudal lord, ↑seigneur, ↑ …
2liege — (adj.) word used by a vassal to address his superior or lord in the feudal system, c.1300, from Anglo Fr. lige (late 13c.), O.Fr. lige (feudal) liege, free, giving or receiving fidelity, perhaps from L.L. laeticus cultivated by serfs, from laetus …
3liege subject — noun a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord • Syn: ↑vassal, ↑liege, ↑liegeman, ↑feudatory • Derivationally related forms: ↑feudatory (for: ↑feudatory), ↑ …
4liege — historical ► ADJECTIVE ▪ referring to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal. ► NOUN 1) (also liege lord) a feudal superior or sovereign. 2) a vassal or subject. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin laeticus …
5liege man — noun Etymology: Middle English 1. : a vassal serving his lord under a solemn obligation and entitled to receive protection from him you shall become true liege men to his crown Shakespeare 2. : a devoted adherent and follower he s the liege man… …
6Liège — noun a) A province in Wallonia, Belgium. b) The capital city of the province of Liège …
7liege — [ lidʒ, liʒ ] noun count LITERARY 1. ) a LORD in the Middle Ages 2. ) someone who had to serve and obey a LORD in the Middle Ages …
8liege — noun (C) 1 also liege lord a lord who was served and obeyed in the Middle Ages 2 also leigeman someone who had to serve and obey a lord in the Middle Ages …
9liege|man — «LEEJ muhn», noun, plural men. 1. = vassal. (Cf. ↑vassal) 2. Figurative. a faithful follower: »sworn liegemen of the Cross (John Keble) …
10liege man — noun Date: 14th century 1. vassal 2. a devoted follower …