liege
adjective
[ liːdʒ ]
• concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal.
• "an oath of fealty and liege homage"
liege
noun
• a feudal superior or sovereign.
• "the Scots obeyed him as their liege lord"
Similar:
liege lord,
lord,
feudal lord,
seigneur,
suzerain,
overlord,
master,
chief,
chieftain,
superior,
monarch,
sovereign,
baron,
ruler,
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French lige, liege from medieval Latin laeticus, probably of Germanic origin.
