Meaning of "liege lord" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF LIEGE LORD

liege lord  [liːdʒ lɔːd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIEGE LORD

Liege lord is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIEGE LORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Homage (feudal)

Homage in the Middle Ages was the ceremony in which a feudal tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord, receiving in exchange the symbolic title to his new position. It was a symbolic acknowledgement to the lord that the vassal was, literally, his man. The oath known as "fealty" implied lesser obligations than did "homage". Further, one could swear "fealty" to many different overlords with respect to different land holdings, but "homage" could only be performed to a single liege, as one could not be "his man", i.e., committed to military service, to more than one "liege lord". There have been some interesting conflicts about obligations of homage in history. For example, the Angevin monarchs of England were sovereign in England, i.e., they had no duty of homage regarding those holdings; but they were not sovereign regarding their French holdings. So Henry II was king of England, but he was merely Duke of the Normans and Angevins and Lord of Aquitaine. The Capetian kings in Paris, though weak militarily, claimed a right of homage. The usual oath was therefore modified by Henry to add the qualification "for the lands I hold overseas.".

Definition of liege lord in the English dictionary

The definition of liege lord in the dictionary is a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.

TRANSLATION OF LIEGE LORD

Find out the translation of liege lord to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of liege lord from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «liege lord» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 老爷子
• Translator English - Spanish: señor feudal
• English: liege lord
• Translator English - Hindi: जागीरदार प्रभु
• Translator English - Arabic: اللورد لييج
• Translator English - Russian: сеньор
• Translator English - Portuguese: suserano
• Translator English - Bengali: লজ লর্ড
• Translator English - French: suzerain
• Translator English - Malay: Liege lord
• Translator English - German: Lehnsherr
• Translator English - Japanese: 領主
• Translator English - Korean: 군주 주
• Translator English - Javanese: Liege lord
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chúa liege
• Translator English - Tamil: இறைவனை வணங்குங்கள்
• Translator English - Marathi: लॉज लॉर्ड
• Translator English - Turkish: Liege lord
• Translator English - Italian: feudatario
• Translator English - Polish: Liege Lord
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сеньйор
• Translator English - Romanian: lord liege
• Translator English - Greek: liege άρχοντας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: leenheer
• Translator English - Swedish: liege herre
• Translator English - Norwegian: liege lord

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIEGE LORD»

Discover the use of liege lord in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to liege lord and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Henry II

fealty to him as his liege lord, as all the other men of the lord king are wont to do. . . . And all the bishops and abbots and clergy of the king of Scots and their successors shall do fealty to the lord king Henry as their liege lord, in the same way as ...

W. L. Warren, 1977

The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...

[This signification seems to have accidentally risen from the former, the lord of liege men, being by mistake called liege lord.] — Did not the whole realm acknowledge Henry VIII. for their king and liege lord ! Spenser. — ' My lady liege, said he.

Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807

Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of Knowledge

[This signification seems to have accidentally risen from the former, the lord oflii- ge men, being by mistake called liege lord.} — Did not the whole rehlrh acknowledge Henry VIII. for their iing and liege lord 1 Spenser.— - My lady liege, said he, ...

Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1806

Falstaff: A Novel

And, gracious LORD, pleaseth itunto yourhigh estate towit that I have receivedour LIEGE LORD his privy seal with your own worshipful lettersto mesent, commanding me tosee, andto appease the misgovernance and the riotwhich yehear that ...

Robert Nye, 2013

English Historical Documents, 1042-1189

Whoever holds his lands from several lords shall be chiefly responsible to the lord from whom he holds his chief residence and who is his liege lord. XLIII, 6a. If a man has given homage to several lords, and is seized and impleaded by one of  ...

David Charles Douglas, George William Greenaway, 1996

London encyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of science, ...

Did not the whole realm acknowledge Henry VIII. for their king and liege lord ? Spenser. O pardon me, my liege ! but for my tears I had forestalled this dear and deep rebuke. Shakspeare . The other part reserved 1 by consent, For that my ...

Thomas Tegg, 1829

The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...

Did not the whole realm acknowledge Henry VIII. for their king and liege lord 1 S/ ienser. O pardon me, my liege ! but for my tears I iiad forestalled this -dear and deep rebuke. ShuJuptare. The other part reserved I by consent, For that my ...

Thomas Curtis, 1829

The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...

Did not the whole realm acknowledge Henry VIII. for their kiii£ and liege lord i Spenser. O pardon me, my liege ! but for my tears I had forestalled this dear and deep rebuke. Shakspeare. The other part reserved I by consent, For that my ...

Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839

Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...

Spenser. cidentalty risen from the former, the lord of liege- Stand, ho ! who is there r men, being by mistake called liege lord.]— Did not — Friends to this ground, liegemen to the Dane, the whole realm acknowledge Henry VIII. for Sha/ e. their ...

‎1816

The Supplementary Volume to the Leicestershire Views: ...

... that the Earle of Lecester (hall bear unto him fayth (always the fait Ei due to his leidge lord reserved) ; and if it be behoofful that the Earle of Lecester go against the Earle of Chester with his liege lord, he may cary with him above 20 knights.

John Throsby, 1790

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIEGE LORD»

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Topspot, Super Force may fight out the finish

Noverro (7) Shinde 54, 9. Liege Lord (11) Ranjeet Singh 53.5, 10. Saltoftheearth (6) B. Nayak 52 and 11. Forest Queen (3) Rajesh Kumar 51.5. «The Hindu, Jul 15»

First fan-created scenario available for

Your liege lord and suzerein Count Adelbrecht, son of Count Abel, has granted you the title of Baron of Meerdrecht. Unfortunately, the lands of ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»

Legends of Eisenwald review

I couldn't wait, and so, with the backing of their liege lord, I gave them a choice: Fix the bridge or face my blade. They fixed the bridge, and as ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»

Super Force, Power And Strength shine

Julius (Waheed) 1-15.5, 600/44. Moved well. Liege Lord (Md. Akram) 1-15, 600/45.5. Easy. Rejoice (A. Imran), Angela (A. Velu) 1-16, 600/43.5. «The Hindu, Jul 15»

It's Knighthood vs Marine One

Liege Lord (9) Abhishek Pawar 60, 2. Arziki (8) Ranjeet Singh 59, 3. Czar Rule (6) Arshad Alam 59, 4. Strengthandwonder (4) T.S. Jodha 59, 5. «The Hindu, Jun 15»

Silver Legend shines

Liege Lord (rb) 1-13, 600/43.5. In fine condition. Why Should I (Dhanu Singh), Super Power (A. Imran) 1-13.5, 600/45.5. They shaped well. «The Hindu, Jun 15»

Magna Carta: A Libertarian Document?

When that failed, "he made application to the pope as his liege lord; and called upon his holiness to protect the rights of his vassal." War broke ... «Reason, Jun 15»

Game Of Thrones: where now for season 6?

We've discussed Melisandre already, but what of Davos, suddenly bereft of his liege lord and his surrogate daughter, having already lost his ... «Den Of Geek, Jun 15»

So much posturing, so little intelligent debate

Sir Tony tilts at windmills, hoping to gain favour with his liege lord, King Coal. Lesley Cowie, Blackburn. "Visually awful", Tony? A middle-aged ... «The Age, Jun 15»

King's Road

My liege lord! Most marvellous of apparitions! Forgive me, but how came you here so quick? KING JOHN. But one month past at Lammas I and ... «The Times, Jun 15»