liege
/liːdʒ/
noun
- 1
A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
- 2
(in full liege lord) A king or lord.
- 3
The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
adjective
- 1
Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance.
“a liege lord”
- 2
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”
- 3
Full; perfect; complete; pure.
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