adj. & n. usu. hist.
--adj. (of a superior) entitled to receive or (of a vassal) bound to give feudal service or allegiance.
--n.
1. (in full liege lord) a feudal superior or sovereign.
2 (usu. in pl.) a vassal or subject.
Etymology: ME f. OF lige, liege f. med.L laeticus, prob. f. Gmc