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Meanings of liege in English

Portuguese
vassalagem
Catalan
vassall
Spanish
vasallo

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

vassalagem
Portuguese
vassalo

A feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.

vassalo
Synonyms
Examples for "liege lord"
Examples for "liege lord"
1
Know you, Baron Neufmarché is my liege lord, as William is his.
Tuck
2
The games are over, and Gunther, your liege lord, is the winner.
The Story of Siegfried
3
And even your husband told me that Gunther was his liege lord.
The Story of Siegfried
4
One only, Wiglaf was his name, would not forsake his liege lord.
English Literature for Boys and Girls
5
Thus did Pungel become the liege lord of the Bohemian nobles.
Myths and Legends of All Nations / Famous Stories from the Greek...
Portuguese
liège

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

liège

Liege.

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Usage of liege in English
1
My liege, this fragment was found beside the body deluged in gore.
The Vale of Cedars; Or, The Martyr
2
Know you, Baron Neufmarché is my liege lord, as William is his.
Tuck
3
The games are over, and Gunther, your liege lord, is the winner.
The Story of Siegfried
4
And even your husband told me that Gunther was his liege lord.
The Story of Siegfried
5
See, my liege, they are taking planks and ladders to the outwork.
St. George for England
6
One only, Wiglaf was his name, would not forsake his liege lord.
English Literature for Boys and Girls
7
Nay, my royal liege and love, 'tis but a silken banner neglected.
The Talisman
8
Our liege- lord is He; and on God let the faithful trust!
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
9
Her occupation as Dick's liege lady, confidante, and tormentor would be gone.
Viviette
10
Oh, but you always called a king 'my liege,' whoever you were.
Magnum Bonum; Or, Mother Carey's Brood
11
So, let us assure that nothing untoward ever happens to you, my liege.
Future Lovecraft
12
The rest waited, somewhat reassured now that their liege had taken control again.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
13
He was a noble lord, the liege of many doughty knights in Burgundy.
The Nibelungenlied
14
Thus did Pungel become the liege lord of the Bohemian nobles.
Myths and Legends of All Nations / Famous Stories from the Greek...
15
Evil here, my liege, trust me, cannot be; therefore go forth in confidence.
The Days of Bruce: A Story from Scottish History. Vol. 1
16
This beast of yours is evidently more in sympathy with its liege lord.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
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Translations for liege
Spanish
vasallo
Liege through the time
Liege across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common