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Antonyms for liege

Grammar : Adj
Spell : leej, leezh
Phonetic Transcription : lidÊ’, liÊ’

Definition of liege

Origin :
  • word used by a vassal to address his superior or lord in the feudal system, c.1300, from Anglo-French lige (late 13c.), Old French lige "(feudal) liege, free, giving or receiving fidelity," perhaps from Late Latin laeticus "cultivated by serfs," from laetus "serf," which probably is from Proto-Germanic *lethiga- "freed" (cf. Old English læt "half-freedman, serf;" Old High German laz, Old Frisian lethar "freedman"), from PIE root *le- "let go, slacken" (see let (v.)). Or the Middle English word may be directly from Old High German leidig "free." As a noun from late 14c., both as "vassal" and "lord." Hence, liege-man "a vassal sworn to the service and support of a lord, who in turn is obliged to protect him" (mid-14c.).
  • adj faithful
Example sentences :
  • From Liege to Cologne the country exhibited one boundless harvest.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • The defenses of Liege were hardly worth an enemy's gunfire before 1890.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • Whether this included the reenforcement by the Liege infantry is uncertain.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • The situation of the city is not as imposing as that of Liege.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • Doubtless reports had come to him of the situation at Liege.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • But the Germans had learned a severely taught lesson at Liege.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • Possibly the Germans had begun to doubt how long Liege could hold out.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • This was luckily repeated to my son, who had him arrested at Liege.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete » by Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
  • There has been no return of it but from the Minister of Liege.
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
  • You will set out at once to follow me along the road to Liege.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for liege

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