Liege word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "liege" word

[noun] city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
[noun] a person holding a fief
[adjective] owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject"

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\Liege\ (l[=e]j), a. [OE. lige, lege, F. lige, LL. ligius, legius, liege, unlimited, complete, prob. of German origin; cf. G. ledig free from bonds and obstacles, MHG. ledec, ledic, lidic, freed, loosed, and Charta Ottonis de Benthem, ann. 1253, ``ligius homo quod Teutonic[`e] dicitur ledigman,'' i. e., uni soli homagio obligatus, free from all obligations to others; influenced by L. ligare to bind. G. ledig perh. orig. meant, free to go where one pleases, and is perh. akin to E. lead to conduct. Cf. {Lead} to guide.] 1. Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord. --Chaucer. She looked as grand as doomsday and as grave; And he, he reverenced his liege lady there. --Tennyson. 2. Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; loyal; as, a liege man; a liege subject. 3. (Old Law) Full; perfect; complete; pure. --Burrill. {Liege homage} (Feudal Custom), that homage of one sovereign or prince to another which acknowledged an obligation of fealty and services. {Liege poustie} [L. legitima potestas] (Scots Law), perfect, i. e., legal, power; specif., having health requisite to do legal acts. {Liege widowhood}, perfect, i. e., pure, widowhood. [Obs.]
\Liege\ (l[=e]j), n. 1. A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign. --Mrs. Browning. The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans, Liege of all loiterers and malcontents. --Shak. 2. The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman. A liege lord seems to have been a lord of a free band; and his lieges, though serving under him, were privileged men, free from all other obligations, their name being due to their freedom, not to their service. --Skeat.

Synonyms for liege

feudatory, liege subject, liegeman, loyal, Luik, vassal

Related terms: bondmaid, captive, church dignitary, churl, concubine, dependent, employer, flunky, follower, guru, helot, inferior, minion, rabbi, retainer, starets, stooge, subject, teacher, underling, understrapper, vassal

The fun area, different aproach to word »liege«

Let's analyse "liege" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Three vowels. 60% of vowels is 21.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EGEIL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1475 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-.. .. . --. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: liege: 9 + 5 + 5 = 19, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: liege: 3 + 9 + 5 + 7 + 5 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive

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