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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