LIEGE
What does "LIEGE" mean?
A feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service, or the vassal owing it.
Meanings
- A feudal superior or lord to whom allegiance and service were owed. The knight knelt and swore fealty to his liege. archaic
- A vassal or subject bound to give service to a feudal lord. Every liege of the realm was summoned to the muster. archaic
- Entitled to or owing feudal allegiance and service. He addressed the king as his liege lord. archaic
Did you know?
- 'Liege' is one of the few words that names both sides of a relationship: a liege lord is owed allegiance, while a liegeman is the subject who owes it.
Word origin
From Old French 'liege', probably from Late Latin 'laeticus' (a settler on a lord's land) blended with Germanic roots; curiously the same word came to mean both the lord and the bound subject.
Remember it
LIEGE rhymes with 'siege' - picture a loyal vassal defending his lord's castle through a siege.
A little poem
A bent knee, a sword laid flat on stone,
the same word naming the kept and the keeper-
loyalty was a bond that bound both ways.
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What it teaches
Every bond of loyalty has two ends, and the stronger end owes the weaker more than it admits.
Quick facts
What does LIEGE mean?
A feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service, or the vassal owing it.
Is LIEGE a valid word?
Yes — LIEGE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LIEGE?
LIEGE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does LIEGE come from?
From Old French 'liege', probably from Late Latin 'laeticus' (a settler on a lord's land) blended with Germanic roots; curiously the same word came to mean both the lord and the bound subject.
What can LIEGE teach us?
Every bond of loyalty has two ends, and the stronger end owes the weaker more than it admits.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.