单词 | liege homage |
释义 | > as lemmasliege homage liege homage n. Feudal Law (now historical) homage between a vassal and a liege.A vassal would typically do liege homage to one person only as the obligations it entailed took precedence over other types of homage; cf. simple homage n. at simple adj., n., adv., and int. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > feudal service > feudal homage or allegiance > [noun] > types of liege homagec1400 homage ancestral?1538 simple homage1606 c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 163 In presence of þe wise man Pandolf, þe Popis Suthdekne, we makeþ liege homage, as it were in þe Popes presence. 1750 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 401 The French maintaining it was a lige homage. 1765 Act 5 Geo. III xxvi. Preamb. To hold to the said John..by liege homage. 1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. i. 97 They..always refused to pay liege-homage, which implied an obligation of service to the lord. 1922 Studies: Irish Q. Rev. 11 170 Liege homage could be due to only one lord, while simple homage might be due to every lord under whom land was held. 1996 Speculum 71 698 He [sc. the Scots king] was released only after performing liege homage to Henry for Scotland. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。