单词 | liege |
释义 | liege /leej, leezh/, n. 1. a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service. 2. a feudal vassal or subject. adj. 3. owing primary allegiance and service to a feudal lord. 4. pertaining to the relation between a feudal vassal and lord. 5. loyal; faithful: the liege adherents of a cause. [1250-1300; ME < OF li(e)ge << Gmc *let- vassal + L -icus -IC; cf. ML leti barbarians allowed to settle on Roman land ( < Gmc; perh. akin to LET1), laeticus for *leticus, deriv. of leti] |
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