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Liege Homage

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Homage based on allegiance, as opposed to that which implied merely an acknowledgment of tenure. The former was due to the sovereign alone, while the latter was rendered to any superior lord of whom lands were held. 1 Bl. Comm. 367.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Such homage as is due the king irrespective of tenure.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Homage which, when performed by one sovereign prince to another, included fealty and services, as opposed to simple homage, which was a mere acknowledgment of tenure. (1 Bl. Camm. 367; 2 Steph. Comm. 400.) Mozley & Whitley.

Defined under Liege in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Homage which, when performed by one sovereign prince to another, included fealty and services, as opposed to simple homage, which was a mere acknowledsment of tenure. (1 Bi. Comm. 367; 2 Steph. Comm. 400.) Mezley & Whitley.