LIEGE LORD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does liege lord mean? 

• LIEGE LORD (noun)
  The noun LIEGE LORD has 1 sense:

1. a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

  Familiarity information: LIEGE LORD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIEGE LORD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

liege; liege lord

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

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

 Context examples 

"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)

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)