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Liege: alternatives and connections
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Liege
Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord.
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Similar meaning 2
Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subje…
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50% interchangeable
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subje…
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50% interchangeable
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Broader term 2
One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.
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A lord; the lord of a manor.
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Narrower term 1
Same as Liege, n., 2.
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Synonym 2
A tenant or vassal who held his lands of a superior on condition of feudal service; the tenant of a feud or fief.
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68% interchangeable
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The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
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68% interchangeable
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