liege
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/liːdʒ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
- (in full liege lord) A king or lord.
- The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
adjective
- Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance.“a liege lord”
- Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, such as a vassal to his lord; faithful.“a liege man; a liege subject”
- Full; perfect; complete; pure.