liege+lord
31liege — /leej, leezh/, n. 1. a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service. 2. a feudal vassal or subject. adj. 3. owing primary allegiance and service to a feudal lord. 4. pertaining to the relation between a feudal vassal and lord. 5. loyal;… …
32Lord — For other uses, see Lord (disambiguation). Lordship redirects here. For other uses, see Lordship (disambiguation). Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feu …
33Liege — A liege was a lord s lord. The English king was the liege of everyone in England. Cf. Liegeman …
34liege — UK [liːdʒ] / US [lɪdʒ] / US [lɪʒ] noun [countable] Word forms liege : singular liege plural lieges literary 1) a lord in the Middle Ages 2) someone who had to serve and obey a lord in the Middle Ages …
35liege subject — noun a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord • Syn: ↑vassal, ↑liege, ↑liegeman, ↑feudatory • Derivationally related forms: ↑feudatory (for: ↑feudatory), ↑ …
36liege — /lidʒ / (say leej), /liʒ / (say leezh) noun 1. a lord entitled to allegiance and service. 2. a vassal or subject, as of a ruler. –adjective 3. entitled to, or owing, allegiance and service. 4. relating to the relation between vassal and lord. 5.… …
37liege man — noun Etymology: Middle English 1. : a vassal serving his lord under a solemn obligation and entitled to receive protection from him you shall become true liege men to his crown Shakespeare 2. : a devoted adherent and follower he s the liege man… …
38liege — lɪËdÊ’ n. feudal lord or sovereign; one who owes allegiance to a feudal lord, peasant, vassal adj. obliged to serve a feudal lord; loyal …
39Liege — A feudal lord, superior to the vassal and owner of the fief or knight’s fee. ♦ The principal lord, or tenant in chief, to whom knights rendered their service in exchange for land. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 249) …
40liege — [[t]lidʒ, liʒ[/t]] n. 1) why a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service 2) why a feudal vassal or subject 3) why entitled to or owing feudal allegiance and service 4) why pertaining to the relation between a feudal vassal and lord 5) loyal; …
