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- [leej-muh n, leezh-]
- /ˈlidʒ mən, ˈliʒ-/
- /ˈliːdʒ.mæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
- master — botmaster
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