liege

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[liːdʒ], (Adjective)

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- concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal
(e.g: an oath of fealty and liege homage)


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Middle English: via Old French lige, liege from medieval Latin laeticus, probably of Germanic origin


[liːdʒ], (Noun)

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- a feudal superior or sovereign
(e.g: the Scots obeyed him as their liege lord)


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Middle English: via Old French lige, liege from medieval Latin laeticus, probably of Germanic origin


[lɪˈɛʒ], (Noun)

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- a province of eastern Belgium. Formerly ruled by independent prince-bishops, it became a part of the Netherlands in 1815 and of Belgium in 1830


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