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How to pronounce liege in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms luik
Type Words
Synonyms feudatory, liege subject, liegeman, vassal
Type of follower
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Synonyms liege lord
Type of feudal lord, seignior, seigneur
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one's liege lord.
a liege subject.

Examples of liege

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Thanks Latin mass even liege ones could communicate the way I speak English.
From the economist.com
But may I also suggest, my liege, that we also extend our Final Solution to smokers?
From the guardian.co.uk
The aggrieved Lusignans turned to their liege lord, Philip Augustus, King of France.
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Liege waffles are made from a thrice-risen dough laced with pearl sugar.
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He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period.
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He seems the perfect Duke of Kent, who was King Lear's bluff, loyal, sane liege man and exec.
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The Bremian prince-archbishop elects could only occasionally gain the imperial liege indult.
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Two grand conducting achievements by the liege of the American orchestral scene, Sir Georg Solti.
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A liege lord was a person to whom a vassal owed sworn allegiance.
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  • Owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject"
  • City in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
  • Liu00E8ge (French pronunciation:u00A0u200B, lieu02D0u0283 in Belgium; Walloon: Lidje; Dutch: Luik, u00A0( listen); German: Lu00FCttich) is a major city and a municipality in Belgium. It is the main city of the province of the same name, Liu00E8ge, in Belgium's francophone region of Wallonia.
  • The Liege is a lightweight two-seater car. An original design by Peter Davis, inspired by the classic sporting car era of the 1950s.
  • Liu00E8ge (French:u00A0; Walloon: Lu00EEdje; Dutch: Luik, IPA:u00A0u00A0( listen); German: Lu00FCttich, IPA: ) is the easternmost province of Wallonia and Belgium.
  • A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign; The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman; Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord; Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be ...
  • The primary lord of a vassal who holds by military tenure. The liege lord and vassal each have responsibilities to one another; the vassal must remain loyal to the liege lord above any other lords, while the liege is the vassal's principal protector. ...
  • The superior or sovereign lord to whom a vassal owes ultimate allegiance above all others.
  • One's sworn noble sovereign (whether baron, count, duke, or king).