liege

  1. Noun.  A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
  2. Noun.  The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
  3. Adjective.  Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord.
  4. Adjective.  Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; loyal; as, a liege man; a liege subject.
  5. Adjective.  Full; perfect; complete; pure.

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