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Definition of "liege" []

  • A lord or sovereign to whom allegiance and service are due according to feudal law. (noun)
  • A vassal or subject owing allegiance and services to a lord or sovereign under feudal law. (noun)
  • A loyal subject to a monarch. (noun)
  • Entitled to the loyalty and services of vassals or subjects: a liege lord. (adjective)
  • Bound to give such allegiance and services to a lord or monarch. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "liege" in a sentence
  • "My liege is the only man within these borders who has only one wife."
  • "Midtown Lunch has learned that Augustin’s Waffles, a New Jersey company that specializes in liege waffles from Belgium, will be starting up their own Waffle Truck in the next 4 to 5 weeks."
  • "Mr. Nelson and his liege are the false prophets of sound, measured judgment."