Definition of "liege" in English

noun

1. A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.

2. (in full liege lord) A king or lord.

3. The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.

adjective

1. Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance.

   • a liege lord

2. Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, such as a vassal to his lord; faithful.

   • a liege man; a liege subject

3. (obsolete, law) Full; perfect; complete; pure.