leenheer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- liege noun In feudal times, a lord entitled to service and loyalty from his subjects, or (less often) the subject who owed that loyalty.
Senses
leenheer is used for these senses in English:
- feudal lord A lord in a feudal system, one who bestows fiefs on vassals in exchange for homage, fealty, and obligations of personal services or rent.
- liege A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
liege — full definition
- noun In feudal times, a lord entitled to service and loyalty from his subjects, or (less often) the subject who owed that loyalty.
- adj Relating to the mutual duties between a feudal lord and his subjects; bound by loyalty and service.