liege : Idioms & Phrases

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Liege homage

  • (Feudal Custom), that homage of one sovereign or prince to another which acknowledged an obligation of fealty and services.
Webster 1913

liege lord

  • noun a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
    liege.
WordNet

Liege poustie

  • L. legitima potestas (Scots Law), perfect, i. e., legal, power; specif., having health requisite to do legal acts.
Webster 1913

liege subject

  • noun a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
    vassal; feudatory; liegeman; liege.
WordNet

Liege widowhood

  • perfect, i. e., pure, widowhood. Obs.
Webster 1913