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liegeman

liege·man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [leej-muh n, leezh-]
    • /ˈlidʒ mən, ˈliʒ-/
    • /ˈliːdʒ.mæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leej-muh n, leezh-]
    • /ˈlidʒ mən, ˈliʒ-/

Definitions of liegeman word

  • noun plural liegeman a vassal; subject. 1
  • noun plural liegeman a faithful follower. 1
  • noun liegeman A vassal who owes feudal service or allegiance to a nobleman. 1
  • noun liegeman (formerly) the subject of a sovereign or feudal lord; vassal 0
  • noun liegeman a loyal follower 0
  • noun liegeman a vassal 0

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Origin of liegeman

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at liege, man1

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Parts of speech for Liegeman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

liegeman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

liegeman usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for liegeman

noun liegeman

  • serf — a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
  • liege — a city in E Belgium, on the Meuse River: one of the first cities attacked in World War I.
  • slave — a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
  • dependent — To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
  • thrall — a person who is in bondage; slave.

Antonyms for liegeman

noun liegeman

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