liege

«liege» in Mova's school dictionary: a lord or lady whom a person owes loyal service to, or a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural lieges); adjective (old use)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old use) A liege is a lord or lady whom a person owes loyal service to, or a servant who owes such service. tree →

2) (old use) «My liege» is a polite way to speak to a king or lord. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales and old stories, knights and servants call a king «my liege»; in history lessons it names a lord who is served.

examples

• The knight bowed low and said, «Yes, my liege.» tree →
• The people were loyal to their liege lord. tree →
• The Abbot called the king his liege. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «liege» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.