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LIEGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
City in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
Synonyms:
Liege; Luik
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Liege" is a part of...):
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
Synonyms:
liege; liege lord
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("liege" is a kind of...):
feudal lord; seigneur; seignior (a man of rank in the ancient regime)
Derivation:
liege (owing or owed feudal allegiance and service)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
Synonyms:
feudatory; liege; liege subject; liegeman; vassal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("liege" is a kind of...):
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
Derivation:
liege (owing or owed feudal allegiance and service)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Owing or owed feudal allegiance and service
Example:
a liege subject
Classified under:
Similar:
loyal (steadfast in allegiance or duty)
Derivation:
liege (a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service)
liege (a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord)
