liege
noun
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
lieges
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pluralof liege.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He nods slightly to his lieges, who nervously stand aside.
From Time Magazine Archive
Less easily fixed is the ! breach of the implicit contract between the princes and their lieges.
From Time Magazine Archive
Somewhere out there, all the lords and ladies and lieges ruling over far-flung Courts are arriving to pay their respects to the new High King.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
My large Newfoundland dog is in the habit of careering along the street with a speed which, considering his size, is quite incompatible with the safety of the lieges.
From The Domestic Cat by Gordon Stables
The reason of this enactment was the idea that the grains were poisonous, and that the brewers in using them to give fire to their liquors were destroying their consumers, His Majesty’s lieges.
From West African studies by Mary Henrietta Kingsley
