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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
liege /liːdʒ/ historical

▶adjective concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal. ▶noun

1 (also liege lord) a feudal superior or sovereign.

2 a vassal or subject.

– origin ME: via OFr. lige, liege from med. L. laeticus, prob. of Gmc origin.

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