Sentences with liege
Li·ège
L l - A liege subject
- liege homage
- He took Angevin power to its zenith and made himself overlord of Ireland with a campaign in 1171, gaining the loyalty of important Irish rulers and establishing Normans as his lieges in Leinster.
- At the Treaty of Paris in 1259 Henry III accepted that he held Aquitaine as a fief of the French crown and owed liege homage.
- A liege lord
- liege subjects
- So, he decided to require each European lord to take an oath of liege homage to him upon their arrival.
- I myself think that Americans should recognize the Queen as their rightful liege lord and rejoin the British Commonwealth!
- Master, how is my liege lord the retired Emperor today?
- But the sun would soon set on Japanese rule of the island and create uncertainty for Taiwanese like Tsao, who were taught to speak Japanese and think of themselves as lieges of the emperor.
- This concept lead in the 9th century to the concept of liege homage; that is, the one lord whom the vassal must obey even if it meant the harm of his other masters.
- There was only one thing that it was truly concerned for and that was to kill and to destroy any individual that dared to come against his liege, the Dark Master.
- My liege, Lord Ivan may have, to some extent, the ability to read thoughts.
- The Scottish king submitted completely, offering liege homage and a 15,000 mark fine.
- In 1334 Balliol had to pay the price, performing liege homage to Edward for his kingdom, and ceding much of southern Scotland to Edward III's direct rule.