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| liege [ leej, lee ] (plural lieg·es) |
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1. feudal lord: a lord or sovereign who deserves loyalty and service under feudal law
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2. vassal: a vassal or subject who owes loyalty and service to a lord or sovereign under feudal law
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| [13th century. Via French lige< medieval Latin leticus< letus "colonist with limited freedom," probably < Germanic, "free"] |
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 liege·dom noun |
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