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# liege

noun (plural lieges); adjective (old use)

«liege» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liege/#m1)
2. (old use) «My liege» is a polite way to speak to a king or lord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liege/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liege/#x1)
- The people were loyal to their liege lord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liege/#x2)
- The Abbot called the king his liege. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liege/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «liege» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liege/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«liege» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/liege.html) on Mova free.