Definition of Liege

Liege
(n.)
The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
  
(n.)
A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign.
  
(a.)
Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord.
  
(a.)
Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; loyal; as, a liege man; a liege subject.
  
(a.)
Full; perfect; complete; pure.
  

Liege

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Noun
1. city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
(synonym) Luik
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique

liege

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Noun
1. a person holding a fief
(synonym) vassal, liegeman, liege subject, feudatory
(hypernym) follower

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Adjective
1. owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject"
(similar) loyal

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liege
\liege\ (lēj), a. [oe. lige, lege, f. lige, ll. ligius, legius, liege, unlimited, complete, prob. of german origin; cf. g. ledig free from bonds and obstacles, mhg. ledec, ledic, lidic, freed, loosed, and charta ottonis de benthem, ann. 1253, "ligius homo quod teutonicè dicitur ledigman," i. e., uni soli homagio obligatus, free from all obligations to others; influenced by l. ligare to bind. g. ledig perh. orig. meant, free to go where one pleases, and is perh. akin to e. lead to conduct. cf. lead to guide.]
1. sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord. she looked as grand as doomsday and as grave; and he, he reverenced his liege lady there.
2. serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; loyal; as, a liege man; a liege subject.
3. (old law) full; perfect; complete; pure.
liege
homage (feudal custom), that homage of one sovereign or prince to another which acknowledged an obligation of fealty and services.
liege
poustie [l. legitima potestas] (scots law), perfect, i. e., legal, power; specif., having health requisite to do legal acts.
liege
widowhood, perfect, i. e., pure, widowhood. [obs.]
liege
\liege\ (lēj), n. 1. a free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign. browning. the anointed sovereign of sighs and groans, liege of all loiterers and malcontents.
2. the subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman. a liege lord seems to have been a lord of a free band; and his lieges, though serving under him, were privileged men, free from all other obligations, their name being due to their freedom, not to their service.
liege
adj : owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject" n
1. a person holding a fief [syn: vassal, liegeman, liege subject , feudatory]


2. city in eastern belgium; largest french-speaking city in belgium [syn: liege, luik]

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 liege poustie 
 liege widowhood 
 liege subject 
 liege homage 

liege
Sovereign

Gorestyngiad
Gorestyngiad = n. liege subject

Liege
Obs. From the Latin, ligare, to bind. The lord to whom a vassal swears 'liege' fealty, usually the King. The bond subsisting between the subject and chief, or lord and vassal, binding the one to protection and just government, the other to tribute and due subjection. The prince or chief is called liege lord; the subjects liege men.m

Belgium: Government

Country name:	conventional long form: Kingdom of Belgium conventional short form: Belgium local long form: Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie local short form: Belgique/Belgie
Government type:	federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch
Capital:	Brussels
Administrative divisions:	10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province; Dutch: provincies, singular - provincie) and 3 regions* (French: regions; Dutch: gewesten); Antwerpen, Brabant Wallon, Brussels* (Bruxelles), Flanders*, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Wallonia*, West-Vlaanderen note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities
Independence:	4 October 1830 (a provisional government declares independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King Leopold I ascends to the throne)
National holiday:	21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I
Constitution:	7 February 1831, amended many times; revised 14 July 1993 to create a federal state
Legal system:	civil law system influenced by English constitutional theory; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch:	chief of state: King ALBERT II (since 9 August 1993); Heir Apparent Prince PHILIPPE, son of the monarch head of government: Prime Minister Guy VERHOFSTADT (since 13 July 1999) cabinet: Council of Ministers formally appointed by the monarch elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch and then approved by parliament note: government coalition - VLD, MR, PS, SP.A-Spirit
Legislative branch:	bicameral Parliament consists of a Senate or Senaat in Dutch, Senat in French (71 seats; 40 members are directly elected by popular vote, 31 are indirectly elected; members serve four-year terms) and a Chamber of Deputies or Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers in Dutch, Chambre des Representants in French (150 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms) elections: Senate and Chamber of Deputies - last held 18 May 2003 (next to be held no later than May 2007) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - SP.A-Spirit 15.5%, VLD 15.4%, CD & V 12.7%, PS 12.8%, MR 12.1%, VB 9.4%, CDH 5.6%; seats by party - SP.A-Spirit 7, VLD 7, CD & V 6, PS 6, MR 5, VB 5, CDH 2, other 2 (note - there are also 31 indirectly elected senators); Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - VLD 15.4%, SP.A-Spirit 14.9%, CD & V 13.3%, PS 13.0%, VB 11.6%, MR 11.4%, CDH 5.5%, Ecolo 3.1%; seats by party - VLD 25, SP.A-Spirit 23, CD & V 21, PS 25, VB 18, MR 24, CDH 8 Ecolo 4, other 2 note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; this reality leaves six governments each with its own legislative assembly
Judicial branch:	Supreme Court of Justice or Hof van Cassatie (in Dutch) or Cour de Cassation (in French) (judges are appointed for life by the Government; candidacies have to be submitted by the High Justice Council)
Political parties and leaders:	Flemish parties: Christian Democrats and Flemish or CD & V [Jo VANDEURZEN]; Flemish Liberal Democrats or VLD [Bart SOMERS]; GROEN! (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens) [Vera DUA]; New Flemish Alliance or NVA [Bart DE WEVER]; Socialist Party.Alternative or SP.A [Caroline GENNEZ]; Spirit [Els VAN WEERT] (new party now associated with SP.A); Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB [Frank VANHECKE] Francophone parties: Ecolo (Francophone Greens) [Jean-Michel JAVAUX, Evelyne HUYTEBROECK, Claude BROUIR]; Humanist and Democratic Center of CDH [Joelle MILQUET]; National Front or FN [Daniel FERET]; Reformist Movement or MR [Didier REYNDERS]; Socialist Party or PS [Elio DI RUPO]; other minor parties
Political pressure groups and leaders:	Christian, Socialist, and Liberal Trade Unions; Federation of Belgian Industries; numerous other associations representing bankers, manufacturers, middle-class artisans, and the legal and medical professions; various organizations represent the cultural interests of Flanders and Wallonia; various peace groups such as Pax Christi and groups representing immigrants
International organization participation:	ACCT, AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, G- 9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MONUC, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, ONUB, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIK, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WADB (nonregional), WCL, WCO, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Diplomatic representation in the US:	chief of mission: Ambassador Franciskus VAN DAELE chancery: 3330 Garfield Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 333-6900 FAX: [1] (202) 333-3079 consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:	chief of mission: Ambassador Tom C. KOROLOGOS embassy: Regentlaan 27 Boulevard du Regent, B-1000 Brussels mailing address: PSC 82, Box 002, APO AE 09710 telephone: [32] (2) 508-2111 FAX: [32] (2) 511-2725
Flag description:	three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red; the design was based on the flag of France

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