liege
A free and independent personA free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
» My liege is a man of many talents.
Meaning
3 sensesA free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
Lehnsherr
сеньо́рsenʹór
A king or lord.
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
Gefolgsmann, Vasall
Examples
2 sentencesMy liege is a man of many talents.
The duke swore loyalty to his liege, but betrayed her at the first chance.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English liege, lege, lige, from Anglo-Norman lige, from Old French liege (“lieFrom Middle English liege, lege, lige, from Anglo-Norman lige, from Old French liege (“liege, free”), from Middle High German ledic, ledec (“free, empty, vacant”) (Modern German ledig (“unmarried”)) from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz (“flexible, free, unoccupied”).
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Forms
plural: liegesSynonyms
5 synonyms- city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium:Luik
- a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service:liege lord
- a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord:vassalliege subjectfeudatory