liege

 
Pronunciation: /liːdʒ/
historical

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