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   liege

   /liːdʒ/

   adjective

   • 1. concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal: "an oath of fealty and liege homage"

   noun

   • 1. a feudal superior or sovereign: "the Scots obeyed him as their liege lord"
   • ▪ a vassal or subject: "the king's lieges"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French lige, liege from medieval Latin laeticus, probably of Germanic origin.

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