liege

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːdʒ

[edit] Noun

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)

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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• liege lord
• liegeman