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Liege

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Noun

1. feudatory, liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal

a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

2. liege, liege lord

a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

3. liege, luik

city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium

Adjective

4. liege

owing or owed feudal allegiance and service

Example Sentences:
'one's liege lord'
'a liege subject'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Liege

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adjective
1. 
(of a lord) owed feudal allegiance (esp in the phrase liege lord)
2. 
(of a vassal or servant) owing feudal allegiance
a liege subject
3. 
of or relating to the relationship or bond between liege lord and liegeman
liege homage
4. 
faithful; loyal
noun
5. 
a liege lord
6. 
a liegeman or true subject
noun
1. 
a province of E Belgium: formerly a principality of the Holy Roman Empire, much larger than the present-day province. Pop: 1 029 605 (2004 est). Area: 3877 sq km (1497 sq miles)
2. 
a city in E Belgium, capital of Liège province: the largest French-speaking city in Belgium; river port and industrial centre. Pop: 185 488 (2004 est)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Liege

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1. 
province of E Belgium: 1,491 sq mi (3,862 sq km); pop. 1,014,000
2. 
its capital, on the Meuse River: pop. 191,000
adjective
1.  Feudal
a. 
entitled to the service and allegiance of his vassals
a liege lord
b. 
bound to give service and allegiance to the lord
liege subjects
2. 
loyal; faithful
noun Feudal
3. 
a lord or sovereign
4. 
a subject or vassal

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Liege

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n.
1. A lord or sovereign to whom allegiance and service are due according to feudal law.
2. A vassal or subject owing allegiance and services to a lord or sovereign under feudal law.
3. A loyal subject to a monarch.
adj.
1.
a. Entitled to the loyalty and services of vassals or subjects: a liege lord.
b. Bound to give such allegiance and services to a lord or monarch.
2. Loyal; faithful.
A city of eastern Belgium near the Dutch and German borders. First mentioned in 558, it was a noted intellectual center in the Middle Ages. Liège was held by France from 1794 to 1815 and by the Netherlands from 1815 to 1830.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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