ligee (1171-74)
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ligee (1171-74)

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  FEW:  *let- 16,463b Gdf:  ligeé 4,780c GdfC: ∅ TL: ligëé 5,445 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  ligeé  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
liegee,  liegie,  ligei,  liget  

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1allegiance, devotion of a vassal to his overlord: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  'Coment’, fait dunc li quens, ‘puet estre desturné, Quant vus li devez fei, humage e ligee  (ed. ligeé) '  1884
2liege men: 
( 1383-84 )  supplient tres homblement voz povres ligetz  iii 175
lige#1  ligeance  ligement#1  ligesce 
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