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liegeIn European feudal society, an unconditional bond between a man and his overlord. Thus, if a tenant held estates from various overlords, his obligations to his liege lord, to whom he had paid “liege homage,” were greater than his obligations to the other lords, to whom he had paid only “simple homage.” See also feudal land tenure. liege 1. (of a lord) owed feudal allegiance (esp in the phrase liege lord) 2. (of a vassal or servant) owing feudal allegiance 3. of or relating to the relationship or bond between liege lord and liegeman 4. a liege lord 5. a liegeman or true subject How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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