word used by a vassal to address his superior or lord in the feudal system, c. 1300, from Anglo-French lige (late 13c.), Old French lige "(feudal) liege, free, giving or receiving fidelity," perhaps from Late Latin laeticus "cultivated by serfs," from laetus "serf," which probably is from Proto-Germanic *lethiga- "freed" (cognates: Old English l?t "half-freedman, serf;" Old High German laz, Old Frisian lethar "freedman"), from PIE root *le- "let go, slacken" (see let (v.)). Or the Middle English word may be directly from Old High German leidig "free." As a noun from late 14c., both as "vassal" and "lord." Hence, liege-man "a vassal sworn to the service and support of a lord, who in turn is obliged to protect him" (mid-14c.).
例文
1. The Belgian Cup has been won by the favourites F.C. Liege .
ベルギーカップが優勝した人気チームが獲得した。
2.My liege ,it is an ill time for dreaming.
皇上、今は幻想的ではありません。
3.Thus she cared much about the liege opinions and sayings.
そのため、彼女は臣下の思想的発言を特に気にしている。
4.Benitez was also quizzed about Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic.
ベニテスは、標準的な炎天下のフォワード、ヨバンノビッチについても質問された。
5.A liege succession caused one picket the mystery case of two many centuries.