liege /ˈliʤ/
君主,王侯,臣下(a.)君主的,臣下的,君臣關係的
Liege a.
1. Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord.
She looked as grand as doomsday and as grave;
And he, he reverenced his liege lady there. --Tennyson.
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. Old Law Full; perfect; complete; pure. --Burrill.
Liege homage Feudal Custom, that homage of one sovereign or prince to another which acknowledged an obligation of fealty and services.
Liege poustie
Liege widowhood, perfect, i. e., pure, widowhood. [Obs.]
Liege n.
1. A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign. --Mrs. Browning.
The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans,
Liege of all loiterers and malcontents. --Shak.
2. The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
A liege lord seems to have been a lord of a free band; and his lieges, though serving under him, were privileged men, free from all other obligations, their name being due to their freedom, not to their service. --Skeat.
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liege
adj : owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege
lord"; "a liege subject"
n 1: a person holding a fief [syn: vassal, liegeman, liege
subject, feudatory]
2: city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in
Belgium [syn: Luik]