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- Dictionaryliege/liːdʒ/
adjective
- 1. concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal: "an oath of fealty and liege homage"
noun
- 1. a feudal superior or sovereign: "the Scots obeyed him as their liege lord"
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Jan 27, 2018 · Searching online, I see the two definitions for liege (noun) given by Merriam-Webster. a: a vassal bound to feudal service and allegiance b: a loyal subject. a feudal superior to whom allegiance and service are due. So, how are you supposed to identify which meaning being referred when you say "My liege"? Or is my understanding flawed in some way?
Apr 19, 2014 · Liege (adj.) word used by a vassal to address his superior or lord in the feudal system, c.1300, from Anglo-French lige (late 13c.), Old French lige "(feudal) liege, free, giving or receiving fidelity," perhaps from Late Latin laeticus "cultivated by serfs," from laetus "serf," which probably is from Proto-Germanic *lethiga- "freed" (cognates: Old English læt "half-freedman, serf;" Old High German laz, Old Frisian lethar "freedman"), from PIE root *le- "let go, slacken" (see let (v.)).
Sep 9, 2010 · Very succinctly, majesty, grace, honor, and royal highness are qualities of the exalted person being addressed, while lord, liege, and king are titles describing the superior relationship of the one addressed (superior to me, that is).
Dec 13, 2005 · Please can someone tell me what "my liege" means? I've seen it in many Shakespear plays, but I've never fully understood what it means. Am I right in thinking it's a name for a lover, one that you admire and are happy to follow, i.e. let them give the orders? Thank you in advance for any...
Dec 3, 2019 · The OED does not list it as archaic but the references for the meaning (5b) finish in 1997 and the one reference I found most suitable to the above question was from 1650: 1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living ii. §5 Men stand upon their guard against them [sc. inquisitions], as they secure their meat against harpies and cats, laying all their counsels and secrets out of their way
Jan 24, 2017 · It is really the same meaning: the liege man is the common man in the liege relationship, and the liege lord is the lord in it. In modern use, it is only met with as an archaic term in two uses: 'liege lord' (or here the variation with 'lady'), and 'my liege', a term of address to one's liege lord.
Mar 1, 2017 · What is the meaning of this idiom? At price points for a cluster that start below $45,000, a VxRail appliance is the third leg of the stool.
Dec 7, 2014 · @TRomano Yes, the complement is never a predication of an action; it is a representation of the action. That action may be--perhaps usually is--speech; but even then it is not merely a report of the words uttered but a re-enactment of the speech act, often with exaggerated emphasis and complex gesture.
It is certainly an answer. There are three conflicting meanings in play, licensed by certain dictionaries. 'As of' is ill-defined. Any answer claiming that only one meaning is licensed is incorrect. // You mean 'I don't like this answer.' –
Oct 21, 2020 · Meaning and early instances of the idiom. Christine Ammer, The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (1997) has this entry for "crazy like a fox": crazy like a fox Seemingly foolish but actually very shrewd and cunning [Example omitted.] This usage gained currency when humorist S.J. Perelman used it as the title of a book (1944). {Early 1900s}
