liegeful
liegeful adjective: synonym of liege; serving an independent sovereign or master; faithful like a vassal to his liege.
Adjective
liegeful (comparative more liegeful, superlative most liegeful)
- Synonym of liege; serving an independent sovereign or master; faithful like a vassal to his liege.
- When England, reeking from her deadly wound, From her galled neck did pluck the chain away, Kenning her liegeful sons fall all around, (Mighty they fell, —'twas Honour led the fray,)1769, Thomas Chatterton, Eclogue the First
- O would my Love were safe in some far isle, And I were like some shadow passed away ; Yea, though some other liegeful wife, the while, Partook his board at eve, his chase by day : For I am that doomed Babe of long ago ;1882, Aubrey De Vere, The Sons of Usnach
- Synonyms:
- liege
Synonyms of liegeful
Forms of liegeful
| comparative | more liegeful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most liegeful |
Origin of liegeful
From liege + -ful.
Questions about liegeful
- What does liegeful mean?
- Liegeful means synonym of liege; serving an independent sovereign or master; faithful like a vassal to his liege.
- What part of speech is liegeful?
- Liegeful is an adjective.
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