liege

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Singular
liege

Plural
lieges

liege (plural lieges)

  1. A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
  2. The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.

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liege (not comparable)

Positive
liege

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord.
  2. 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. Full; perfect; complete; pure.

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