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Liege

A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

In feudal law. Bound; bound in fealty to a lord; bound to that kind of fealty which was without any saving of the rights of other lords; bound to serve the king as lord paramount Full; perfect; pure. Liege homage: homage due to the sovereign alone, as supreme lord. Liege lord: a sovereign lord; the sovereign. Liege man: a subject Liege widowhood: pure widowhood. In Scots law.

Lawful.

Liege ponstie: lawful power; a state of health which gives a person lawful power of disposition by will or deed.