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liege

Pronunciation: /liːdʒ/
historical
Definition of liege

adjective

  • concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal:an oath of fealty and liege homage

noun

  • (also liege lord) a feudal superior or sovereign: the Scots obeyed him as their liege lord
  • a vassal or subject:the king’s lieges

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French lige, liege from medieval Latin laeticus, probably of Germanic origin

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