LIEGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Liege mean? 

• LIEGE (noun)
  The noun LIEGE has 3 senses:

1. a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

2. a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

3. city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium

  Familiarity information: LIEGE used as a noun is uncommon.

• LIEGE (adjective)
  The adjective LIEGE has 1 sense:

1. owing or owed feudal allegiance and service

  Familiarity information: LIEGE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIEGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

feudatory; liege; liege subject; liegeman; vassal

Hypernyms ("liege" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Derivation:

liege (owing or owed feudal allegiance and service)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

liege; liege lord

Hypernyms ("liege" is a kind of...):

feudal lord; seigneur; seignior (a man of rank in the ancient regime)

Derivation:

liege (owing or owed feudal allegiance and service)

Sense 3

Meaning:

City in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Liege; Luik

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Liege" is a part of...):

Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

• LIEGE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Owing or owed feudal allegiance and service

Context example:

a liege subject

Similar:

loyal (steadfast in allegiance or duty)

Derivation:

liege (a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service)

liege (a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord)

 Context examples 

My liege, said Sir Nigel, it is a very small matter that I should be hanged, albeit the manner of death is somewhat more ignoble than I had hoped for.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Your doctrine certainly sounds like socialism," Mr. Morse replied, while Ruth gazed anxiously from one to the other, and Mrs. Morse beamed happily at the opportunity afforded of rousing her liege lord's antagonism.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Why, then, it’s a common assault, d’ye see, against the body of ’is Majesty’s liege, William Warr, and I ’as ’em before the beak next mornin’, and it’s a week or twenty shillin’s.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The sulky dogs would rather have three twists of a rack, or the thumbikins for an hour, than pay out a denier for their own feudal father and liege lord.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

My lady, when our liege lord, the king, at three score years, and my Lord Chandos at three-score and ten, are blithe and ready to lay lance in rest for England's cause, it would ill be-seem me to prate of service done.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But I have tidings for you, my lords and lieges, that our brother of Lancaster is on his way for our capital with four hundred lances and as many archers to aid us in our venture.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)